Wage and hour cases in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting at a glance
California employers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting account for 2,871 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 2,243 of which found violations (78%). Employers agreed to pay $17,564,590 in back wages to 34,342 workers, and $16,069,333 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 16 cases closed with $58,815 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miniature Plant Kingdom Donald and Rebecca Herzog, as individuals | Sebastopol | Jul 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H & H Packing | Yorba Linda | Jul 7, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Avocado Picking Company | Vista | Jul 1, 2005 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,700 |
| Calavo Growers | Temecula | Jul 1, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom Farm Labor | Reedley | Jun 30, 2005 | 15 violations | $444 | 9 | $1,450 |
| Jaime's Grove Service | Fallbrook | Jun 28, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos Soto | Valley Center | Jun 20, 2005 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,700 |
| Henry Avocado Corporation | Escondido | Jun 20, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Amistad | Murrieta | Jun 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez, Salvador | Parlier | Jun 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Armando Rios/Porfirio Rios Sr. | Dinuba | May 30, 2005 | 18 violations | $1,276 | 18 | 0 |
| Lagomarsino Farming-Gabriel Rios | Visalia | May 30, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Shinkawa Housing | Fresno | May 26, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | May 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Britz Gins Britz Gin Partnership II | Five Points | May 23, 2005 | 2 violations | $4,694 | 1 | 0 |
| A & A Grove Service A & A Grove Service and Produce | Fallbrook | May 12, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez Grove Service | Fallbrook | Apr 29, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Bob Tucker Grove Service Tucker Grove & Ranch Management | Bonsall | Apr 29, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $825 |
| Gallo Vineyards, Inc. | Healdsburg | Apr 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallo Vineyards, Inc. | Healdsburg | Apr 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Puerto Harvesting Del Puerto Harvesting Co., Inc | Thermal | Apr 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Leaf Greenhouse, Inc | Thermal | Apr 18, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,275 |
| Alondra Gonzalez Farm Corp. | Fresno | Apr 14, 2005 | 36 violations | $11,200 | 28 | $11,175 |
| Alondra Gonzalez Farm Corp. | Fresno | Apr 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Point Fresh Point Harvesting Co. Inc. | Salinas | Apr 11, 2005 | 1 violation | $35 | 1 | 0 |
| Barraza Farm Services | Calipatria | Mar 23, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | Heber | Mar 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lion Brothers Farms | Selma | Feb 19, 2005 | 74 violations repeat | $4,087 | 51 | $10,600 |
| I.C. & Sons Farm Labor Escareno (FLC), Ignacio Cuevas | Reedley | Feb 19, 2005 | 1 violation | $24 | 1 | 0 |
| Golden State Citrus Packers | Visalia | Feb 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Velasquez Harvesting | Calexico | Feb 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Packing, Inc. | Madera | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings River Packing, LP | Sanger | Feb 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. | Fowler | Feb 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Wine Group | Linden | Feb 2, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petroni Vineyards | Sonoma | Feb 2, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gless Ranch | Riverside | Jan 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alco Services | Salinas | Jan 28, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acre Farms | Thermal | Jan 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Pride | Castroville | Jan 27, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. D. Young & Sons William D. Young & Sons, Inc | Indio | Jan 27, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belk Farms, LLC | Coachella | Jan 27, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premium Harvesting | Salinas | Jan 26, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Puerto Harvesting Del Puerto Harvesting Co., Inc. | Thermal | Jan 26, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escamilla and Sons | Salinas | Jan 26, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Joaquin Figs, Inc. | Fresno | Jan 22, 2005 | 2 violations | $2,175 | 2 | 0 |
| Blech Almond Packers, Inc. | Madera | Jan 20, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Tiscareno Labor Contractor | Tranquillity | Jan 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Dog Farms Black Dog Farms of California | Holtville | Dec 24, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Labor Contractor | El Centro | Dec 24, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & G Farms, Inc | Chualar | Dec 24, 2004 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manzano's Harvesting, Inc. | El Centro | Dec 24, 2004 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingsburg Apple Packers Inc. | Kingsburg | Dec 21, 2004 | 3 violations | $6,556 | 2 | 0 |
| Strahm Farms | Holtville | Dec 21, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Dec 21, 2004 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance Custom Harvesting | Holtville | Dec 21, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Feinn & Son A Corp. | Fresno | Dec 20, 2004 | 6 violations | $385 | 1 | $2,860 |
| Sunwest Fruit Company | Parlier | Dec 14, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gillette Citrus, Inc. | Dinuba | Dec 9, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diversified Harvester, Inc. | Hanford | Dec 5, 2004 | 130 violations | $7,946 | 128 | $13,200 |
| Drake Farms Drake Farm Trucking, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | Dec 5, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosa Gonzalez FLC | Fresno | Nov 30, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $400 |
| Baloian Packing Co., Inc. | Fresno | Nov 30, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brar, Harbinder S. | Delano | Nov 23, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,250 |
| MLU Services, Inc | Twin Peaks | Nov 1, 2004 | 117 violations | $93,959 | 87 | 0 |
| Hines Horticulture | Irvine | Oct 31, 2004 | 116 violations | $27,120 | 116 | 0 |
| Hernandez, Idelfonsa FLC | Ivanhoe | Oct 30, 2004 | 7 violations | $599 | 1 | $900 |
| J. Gallegos, Inc - FLC | Kelseyville | Oct 28, 2004 | 15 violations | $906 | 3 | $1,825 |
| Pacific Coast Nursery | Irvine | Oct 26, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonia Monteon | San Jose | Oct 25, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Rodriguez, FLC | Corning | Oct 23, 2004 | 35 violations | $2,880 | 24 | $4,000 |
| Kalifornia Gold Ag Service, Inc. | Madera | Oct 23, 2004 | 8 violations | $2,305 | 8 | 0 |
| Zoria Farms, Inc | Madera | Oct 23, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Oct 13, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abel Mendoza, Inc. | Tracy | Oct 2, 2004 | 26 violations | $3,390 | 20 | $3,450 |
| Hagopian, Philip | Madera | Oct 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| J & J Oaxaca Farms Inc. | Fresno | Sep 30, 2004 | 11 violations | $711 | 7 | $1,000 |
| Jose Manuel Magdaleno Farm Labor | Stockton | Sep 28, 2004 | 124 violations | $8,252 | 61 | $1,300 |
| Torres, Lucio FLC | Madera | Sep 18, 2004 | 14 violations | $250 | 10 | $1,500 |
| McMillan Farm Management Company | Temecula | Sep 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel A. Navarro | Escondido | Sep 17, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $650 |
| Celina Hernandez FLC | Delano | Sep 15, 2004 | 12 violations | $1,840 | 7 | $863 |
| G Labor Service, Inc (George Brothers) | Sultana | Sep 15, 2004 | 6 violations | $203 | 2 | 0 |
| Quintessa Vineyards | Rutherford | Sep 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Banner Company | Riverside | Sep 14, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serrato Farm Labor Contractors | Valley Center | Sep 14, 2004 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,050 |
| Gonzales, Rosa FLC R.G. Farm Labor Contracting | Fresno | Sep 5, 2004 | 13 violations | $560 | 6 | $1,300 |
| Kenneth Schmall | Fresno | Sep 5, 2004 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $563 |
| Rodriguez, Elia (FLC) | Cutler | Sep 4, 2004 | 14 violations | $444 | 9 | $2,750 |
| Denice & Filice | Hollister | Sep 4, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Warmerdam Packing LLC | Hanford | Aug 30, 2004 | 3 violations | $69 | 1 | 0 |
| Terra Linda Farms | Riverdale | Aug 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS Farms LLC | Lemoore | Aug 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piedad, Ayala, FLC | Riverdale | Aug 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doshajh Farms | Sacramento | Aug 21, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bains Ranches Ajit Bains or Didar Singh Bains | Yuba City | Aug 17, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,800 |
| David J. Elliot & Sons | Courtland | Jul 23, 2004 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,655 |
| Gurjant Singh Khosa Farm | Lathrop | Jul 14, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Reitz, Dennis | Fresno | Jul 14, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,750 |
| Central Valley Contracting | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2004 | 12 violations | $282 | 8 | $2,500 |
Largest back-wage records in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munger Bros.- Empire Ranch | 1 | $2,051,838 | 2,477 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| EWC & Associates Inc. (FLSA) | 3 | $977,177 | 82 | Apr 15, 2018 |
| New Century Farms | 2 | $772,119 | 326 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Sierra Del Tigre | 1 | $763,978 | 161 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | 9 | $644,038 | 1,237 | Sep 9, 2023 |
| Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | 1 | $513,118 | 505 | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Corona Vineyard Management | 1 | $512,130 | 93 | Feb 25, 2019 |
| EuroAmerican Propagators | 1 | $486,903 | 35 | Jan 23, 2017 |
| Agrofarms and Grains, LLC | 1 | $429,926 | 92 | Jun 19, 2023 |
| Savino Farms Inc. | 2 | $388,419 | 253 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| The Sun Valley Group, Inc. | 3 | $365,851 | 435 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc | 4 | $289,253 | 361 | Oct 23, 2015 |
| A. Oseguera Company | 6 | $252,574 | 759 | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Concord Farms | 1 | $189,296 | 23 | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Sunlife Farm, Inc | 2 | $189,101 | 91 | May 21, 2024 |
| Crowne Cold Storage, LLC (Delano) | 2 | $177,820 | 249 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Lucky Growers | 1 | $171,400 | 30 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Moon Valley Nurseries | 2 | $159,773 | 23 | May 17, 2025 |
| Big F Company, Inc. | 2 | $157,698 | 242 | Sep 15, 2018 |
| J C Mora Trucking | 1 | $143,079 | 199 | Apr 26, 2018 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $7,301 | 53 |
| 2025 | 34 | 32 | $412,336 | 690 |
| 2024 | 50 | 43 | $590,520 | 651 |
| 2023 | 84 | 78 | $3,211,071 | 2,264 |
| 2022 | 70 | 61 | $1,755,581 | 2,276 |
| 2021 | 88 | 77 | $1,283,018 | 2,000 |
| 2020 | 141 | 113 | $499,467 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | 114 | 105 | $1,050,990 | 1,704 |
| 2018 | 121 | 99 | $1,831,899 | 1,750 |
| 2017 | 139 | 122 | $2,968,861 | 3,935 |
| 2016 | 114 | 96 | $264,072 | 1,340 |
| 2015 | 181 | 159 | $225,336 | 958 |
| 2014 | 192 | 151 | $365,916 | 1,463 |
| 2013 | 214 | 164 | $282,089 | 2,026 |
| 2012 | 214 | 151 | $496,687 | 2,664 |
| 2011 | 213 | 157 | $400,124 | 1,491 |
| 2010 | 125 | 85 | $352,017 | 703 |
| 2009 | 142 | 89 | $183,571 | 1,372 |
| 2008 | 136 | 92 | $120,412 | 1,273 |
| 2007 | 163 | 108 | $244,506 | 571 |
| 2006 | 109 | 89 | $476,276 | 1,219 |
| 2005 | 92 | 59 | $97,297 | 734 |
| 2004 | 81 | 65 | $373,474 | 762 |
Your rights in this industry
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in this industry are owed the state minimum wage of $16.90 in 2026 or the higher local rate, overtime after 8 hours in a day, an hour of pay for each missed meal or rest period, and up to 30 days of wages when final pay is late. Claims go to the Labor Commissioner or to Superior Court, three years back, four under the Unfair Competition Law. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 2026. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.