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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral Honey | Valley Center | Sep 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $536 |
| Victoria?s Vineyard Management | Napa | Sep 25, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,072 |
| Munoz Landscaping Munoz Landscaping, Inc./Munoz Nursery | Baldwin Park | Sep 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AgEmpleo | Oxnard | Sep 15, 2020 | 18 violations | $2,601 | 14 | $2,119 |
| Valle El Paraiso Berry Farms | Santa Maria | Sep 14, 2020 | 106 violations | $35,430 | 105 | $1,060 |
| Mesa Packing | King City | Sep 13, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobo Farm Services, Inc. | Riverdale | Sep 4, 2020 | 6 violations | $1,268 | 5 | 0 |
| Herrick Grapevines | Red Bluff | Sep 2, 2020 | 302 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cazares Produce | Vista | Sep 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight Vineyard Management | Penngrove | Aug 31, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,220 | 1 | 0 |
| Rojas Farm Labor Contracting | Madera | Aug 31, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,370 |
| 5 Star Berries | Santa Maria | Aug 28, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,080 | 1 | 0 |
| Mendoza Family Labor Contracting II | Madera | Aug 26, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $12,235 |
| Oak Tree Ag Mgt., Inc. | Madera | Aug 24, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.A. Garcia Agrilabor, Inc. | Modesto | Aug 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Primex Farms, LLC. | Wasco | Aug 20, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruit Harvest Family, Inc. | Sanger | Aug 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Cervantes Contractors | Thermal | Aug 18, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,314 |
| N & J Harvesting Inc | Temecula | Aug 15, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,413 |
| MCR FLC, LLC | Hemet | Aug 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agrima Farm Labor Inc. | Madera | Aug 14, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campos Crop Labor | Kingsburg | Aug 14, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruity Ag, Inc. | Fresno | Aug 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brothers Contracting, Inc. | Herald | Aug 10, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | Santa Maria | Aug 9, 2020 | 471 violations | $71,844 | 469 | $1,608 |
| Heredia, Robert H&R Labor Contracting, LLC | Bakersfield | Aug 9, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Ranchero, Inc. | Mcfarland | Aug 7, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,440 | 1 | 0 |
| A Perez Farm Services | Bakersfield | Aug 3, 2020 | 2 violations | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson, Rick David | Huron | Aug 2, 2020 | 4 violations | $200 | 1 | $3,095 |
| Salas Nunez, Diego | Mcfarland | Aug 2, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Collazo | Calexico | Jul 31, 2020 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | $20,890 |
| Pura Vida Farms | Brea | Jul 31, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,869 |
| New Vision Harvesting, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jul 23, 2020 | 15 violations | $5,184 | 14 | 0 |
| Valley Fresh Foods, Inc. | Denair | Jul 23, 2020 | 1 violation | $560 | 1 | 0 |
| Mariani Nut Company | Winters | Jul 20, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Farm Labor Services | Oxnard | Jul 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Labor Force | Santa Paula | Jul 15, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,784 |
| Monterey Mushroom Royal Oaks Facility | Watsonville | Jul 14, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BM Labor Country, Inc. | Fillmore | Jul 11, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,159 | 2 | 0 |
| River Vista Farms | Colusa | Jul 8, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Produce Harvesting, Inc. | Pauma Valley | Jul 6, 2020 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,931 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Jul 4, 2020 | 35 violations | $40,174 | 34 | 0 |
| Venegas Farming, LLC | Somis | Jul 4, 2020 | 11 violations | $7,562 | 10 | 0 |
| Royal Oak Ag Service | Santa Maria | Jul 3, 2020 | 158 violations | $120,996 | 157 | 0 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Jun 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diaz, Dagoberto Ag Vantage Farming, Inc. | Shafter | Jun 28, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,804 |
| Valle Del Sol Valle Del Sol Jones, LLC | Reedley | Jun 27, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,140 | 1 | 0 |
| Benitez Brothers | Lindsay | Jun 21, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,606 |
| Lucich-Santos Farms | Patterson | Jun 21, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Rojas Farm Labor Contracting | Madera | Jun 9, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,280 | 1 | 0 |
| Fondomonte California, LLC | Blythe | Jun 5, 2020 | 20 violations | $13,218 | 17 | $4,062 |
| Dean Foods Dairy Alta-Dena Certified Dairy, LLC | La Puente | May 27, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buenaventura Ranch, LLC | Nipomo | May 13, 2020 | 2 violations | $517 | 1 | $1,060 |
| Empire farm labor Empire Farm Labor Contractor, LLC | Salinas | May 10, 2020 | 26 violations | $12,822 | 21 | $39,484 |
| Collazo FLC Collazo Farm Labor Contractor, Inc. | Valley Center | Mar 20, 2020 | 6 violations | $641 | 1 | $13,575 |
| JD Farms JD and MR Pardee, LLC | Fresno | Mar 20, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bagdasarian Inc. | Mecca | Mar 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HRG Farms | Mcfarland | Mar 4, 2020 | 35 violations | $7,377 | 31 | $18,353 |
| Saviez Vineyard Management | Calistoga | Mar 2, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Silvestre Farms | Santa Maria | Feb 29, 2020 | 60 violations | $18,969 | 20 | $10,000 |
| Velarde Farms | Santa Maria | Feb 28, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Alianza, LP | Nipomo | Feb 23, 2020 | 80 violations | $24,989 | 38 | $3,532 |
| Royal Oak Ag Services, Inc. | Santa Maria | Feb 14, 2020 | 237 violations | $11,965 | 114 | $2,649 |
| Tudor Ranch, Inc. (AGER) | Mecca | Feb 13, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,059 |
| Sunny Valley FLC | Indio | Feb 13, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,647 |
| Sustainable Labor Solutions Inc. | Palm Desert | Feb 12, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $765 |
| M&S Ag Service Santibanez, Romelia M. | Lodi | Feb 9, 2020 | 17 violations | $273 | 12 | $5,863 |
| Dhaliwal Vineyards | Lodi | Feb 9, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,392 |
| Cadena Ag Solutions, Inc. | Lodi | Feb 9, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,529 |
| Morales Farm Labor Service | Lodi | Feb 8, 2020 | 19 violations | $1,197 | 14 | $4,078 |
| Vino Farms | Lodi | Feb 7, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Perez Farming Services, Inc. | Lodi | Feb 7, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,804 |
| Ricardo Magadan | Los Angeles | Jan 25, 2020 | 9 violations | $9,000 | 3 | $6,118 |
| H Custom Farming | Oxnard | Jan 25, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,098 |
| Costamanga Farms | Lodi | Jan 18, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,078 |
| De La Cruz Farm Labor Contracting | Mecca | Jan 16, 2020 | 11 violations | $1,938 | 5 | $18,353 |
| JNM Contracting | Tulare | Jan 12, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,804 |
| Diaz-Flores, Johnny (FLC) | Lodi | Jan 11, 2020 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,176 |
| Schatz Farms Inc. | Lodi | Jan 11, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,529 |
| Joe F. Echenique | Bakersfield | Dec 31, 2019 | 10 violations | $20,567 | 3 | $18,389 |
| Esparza, Eliseo E. Esparza Farm Labor Contractor Inc. | Galt | Dec 30, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,314 |
| Eliseo Castro Farm Labor | Lodi | Dec 14, 2019 | 76 violations | $6,727 | 70 | $5,353 |
| Jim Van Ruiten Farm | Lodi | Dec 14, 2019 | 23 violations | $1,084 | 17 | $19,627 |
| Castelanelli Brothers | Lodi | Dec 14, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,078 |
| Crown Citrus Crown Citrus Company, Inc. | Calipatria | Dec 13, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,353 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Dec 10, 2019 | 30 violations | $2,539 | 26 | $9,879 |
| Pumpkin City Pumpkin City Pumpkin Farm, Inc. | Laguna Hills | Dec 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $416 |
| Roberto Perez Farms | Turlock | Dec 1, 2019 | 145 violations | $68,735 | 64 | $16,619 |
| Perez Bros Farms Perez Brothers Farms Inc. | Turlock | Dec 1, 2019 | 60 violations | $13,881 | 28 | $20,146 |
| The Stachowski Farm | San Marcos | Nov 30, 2019 | 24 violations | $22,967 | 13 | 0 |
| Rombauer Vinyards | Saint Helena | Nov 22, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oseguera A. Oseguera Company Inc | Salinas | Nov 19, 2019 | 38 violations | $12,724 | 33 | $4,768 |
| La Alianza, LP | Nipomo | Nov 9, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,413 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | Oct 23, 2019 | 110 violations | $38,698 | 109 | 0 |
| Uribe FLC Inc. | Upper Lake | Oct 18, 2019 | 36 violations | $6,613 | 34 | $3,561 |
| Slaven Ranch | Zamora | Oct 15, 2019 | 12 violations | $1,394 | 1 | $6,049 |
| Micheli Family Farms, Inc. | Live Oak | Sep 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheli Family Farms, Inc. | Live Oak | Sep 30, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,784 |
| L & L vineyards L & L vineyard Management Company LLC. | Healdsburg | Sep 25, 2019 | 32 violations | $7,835 | 16 | $42,384 |
| Mauritson Farms | Healdsburg | Sep 25, 2019 | 38 violations | $4,096 | 18 | $2,649 |
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.