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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramos Farm Labor Contracting | Porterville | Apr 8, 2021 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,860 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Apr 7, 2021 | 370 violations repeat | $100,413 | 275 | $42,653 |
| Mellor Farms, Inc. | Linden | Mar 29, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| San Antonio Farm Labor, Inc. | Lodi | Mar 29, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $14,169 |
| Bokisch | Lodi | Mar 29, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,737 |
| Peay Vineyards, LLC | Cloverdale | Mar 21, 2021 | 2 violations | $2,648 | 1 | $13,574 |
| Boarhog, LLC | San Diego | Mar 21, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WesPak | Dinuba | Mar 12, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,284 |
| H.G. Contracting Services | Porterville | Mar 8, 2021 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $17,977 |
| Dominguez, Juan Pablo | Clarksburg | Mar 7, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anoroc Vineyard Management, Inc. | Napa | Mar 1, 2021 | 3 violations | $128 | 1 | $16,073 |
| Diversified Farm Labor, Inc. | Porterville | Feb 18, 2021 | 36 violations | $12,615 | 31 | $8,511 |
| Magnolia Citrus Association | Porterville | Feb 18, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,416 |
| Porterville Citrus, Inc. | Terra Bella | Feb 18, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,126 |
| Braga Ranch, Inc | Soledad | Feb 17, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,063 |
| Nature Joy Harvest, LLC | Imperial | Feb 16, 2021 | 26 violations | $4,076 | 24 | $1,805 |
| Silent Springs, LLC | Camarillo | Feb 16, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,063 |
| D'Arrigo Bros. | Salinas | Feb 16, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| C & G Farms, Inc | Chualar | Feb 16, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,805 |
| JOSE BERMUDEZ DBA: J.B. FARM LABOR | Porterville | Feb 7, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,448 |
| Kessler-Haak Vineyards | Lompoc | Jan 27, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Pence Vineyards | Buellton | Jan 27, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Chapel Vineyards | Lompoc | Jan 27, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Loma Escondida Farming | Lompoc | Jan 27, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,869 |
| Sonora Farm Services | San Miguel | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Alta Colina Las Colinas Vineyard, LLC | Paso Robles | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Star Frogs | Paso Robles | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Pelletiere Estate Vineyard | Paso Robles | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| 4080 Vineyard | Paso Robles | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| De La Torre Harvesting, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Ball Horticultural Company | Guadalupe | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Innovative Produce | Santa Maria | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Richard Shiffrar | Nipomo | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Heart Stone Vineyard | Paso Robles | Jan 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Visalia Citrus Packing Group, Inc. | Visalia | Jan 24, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,353 |
| Salas Citrus Harvesting | Lindsay | Jan 24, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| Poso Creek Cooperative | Bakersfield | Jan 3, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Pascual, Fausto Pascual Contracting, Inc. | Lamont | Jan 3, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| J & L Labor Management Corporation | Lodi | Dec 31, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,944 | 2 | 0 |
| PGM Packing | Santa Maria | Dec 31, 2020 | 12 violations | $459 | 9 | $1,251 |
| PGM Packing | Santa Maria | Dec 31, 2020 | 13 violations | $458 | 10 | $1,251 |
| PGM Packing | Santa Maria | Dec 31, 2020 | 12 violations | $450 | 8 | $1,251 |
| PGM Packing | Santa Maria | Dec 31, 2020 | 11 violations | $433 | 8 | $1,251 |
| PGM Packing | Nipomo | Dec 31, 2020 | 12 violations | $327 | 7 | $3,611 |
| Rainbow Valley Orchards Rainbow Valley Orchard Sales, Inc | Fallbrook | Dec 31, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $7,737 |
| Loggers Unlimited, Inc. | Grass Valley | Dec 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Nino Grove Services, Inc. | Valley Center | Dec 31, 2020 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $46,422 |
| VIMARK VINEYARD MANAGEMENT | Geyserville | Dec 31, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,579 |
| PGM Packing | Santa Maria | Dec 16, 2020 | 50 violations | $9,980 | 48 | $1,251 |
| Gibbs Vineyard Gibbs Vineyard 2, LLC | Moorpark | Dec 15, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| LXV Winery | Paso Robles | Dec 15, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Oso Libre Oso Libre Ranch, Inc | Paso Robles | Dec 15, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,032 |
| Penterman Farming Penterman Farming Company, Inc. | Napa | Dec 14, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,869 |
| Cook Vineyard Management | Sonoma | Dec 14, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Goldridge Organic Farms | Sebastopol | Dec 14, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Togliatti Farms | San Martin | Dec 13, 2020 | 31 violations | $1,886 | 17 | $20,729 |
| Sevilla Brothers FLC, Inc. | Indio | Dec 11, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,529 |
| Foster Poultry Farms | Fresno | Dec 9, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altura Labor, LLC | Watsonville | Dec 8, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,280 | 1 | 0 |
| AGR Contracting | Porterville | Dec 8, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Burgundy Farms | Petaluma | Dec 7, 2020 | 4 violations | $12,620 | 4 | 0 |
| Portola Farms | Redwood City | Dec 3, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alco Harvesting | Santa Maria | Dec 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borrego Farms, Inc. | Valley Center | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $3,482 |
| Peregrina FLC Alvaro Mercado Peregrina | Delano | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,805 |
| Sequoia FLC | Mcfarland | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $7,647 |
| Medina Farms | Mcfarland | Nov 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luna Farm Labor | Santa Paula | Nov 29, 2020 | 2 violations | $520 | 1 | 0 |
| Gudino, Rogelio Gudino Harvesting, Inc. | Porterville | Nov 29, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Santa Barbara Avo Picking | Santa Maria | Nov 25, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mendoza Trujillo, Nick | Reedley | Nov 20, 2020 | 7 violations | $3,120 | 3 | $12,637 |
| Sunny Valley FLC | Indio | Nov 19, 2020 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,091 |
| Lopez Farm Labor Contractor | Mecca | Nov 17, 2020 | 9 violations | $1,080 | 3 | $11,090 |
| Beach Line Citrus | Niland | Nov 17, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,611 |
| Wonderful Citrus Wonderful Citrus, II, LLC | Delano | Nov 17, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,611 |
| Crown Citrus Crown Citrus Company, Inc. | Calipatria | Nov 17, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,095 |
| Espinoza, FLC | Calexico | Nov 17, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,288 |
| Harv Pick Fruit, Inc. | Coachella | Nov 14, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGRO Packing LLC | El Centro | Nov 10, 2020 | 8 violations | $90 | 3 | $7,221 |
| MJ Harvest | Calexico | Nov 10, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,642 |
| Belk Farms, LLC | Thermal | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGSER Contracting | Indio | Nov 7, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $774 |
| Vino Farms | Healdsburg | Nov 1, 2020 | 14 violations | $54,935 | 14 | $21,258 |
| Perez Farming Services, Inc. | Lindsay | Nov 1, 2020 | 106 violations | $2,040 | 102 | $3,835 |
| Premium Employment Services, Inc. | Salinas | Nov 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,139 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desert Mist Farms | Coachella | Oct 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGH, Inc. | Coachella | Oct 30, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,900 |
| THERMICULTURE MANAGEMENT, INC. | Coachella | Oct 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Sunny Valley FLC | Indio | Oct 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Coachella | Oct 26, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGRO Labor Services, Inc. | Shafter | Oct 26, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,118 |
| Valley Pride | Coachella | Oct 26, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FNBJ Contractor Corporation | Coachella | Oct 26, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $12,745 |
| AFTERMARKET INSURANCE MARKETING, INC | Laguna Hills | Oct 25, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KDF Forestry Inc | El Dorado Hills | Oct 24, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | Oct 2, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,167 |
| Magana Labor Services | Fillmore | Sep 30, 2020 | 115 violations | $9,053 | 56 | $2,472 |
| El Camino Labor | Soledad | Sep 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,168 | 2 | 0 |
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.