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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamura Farms | Lodi | Feb 7, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galvan, Mario FLC Galvan Farming Services, Inc. | Lockeford | Feb 7, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & S Harvesting Co. | Calexico | Feb 3, 2018 | 58 violations | $6,915 | 53 | $1,954 |
| Al Pak Labor | Soledad | Feb 1, 2018 | 76 violations | $3,036 | 59 | $1,954 |
| Growers Express, LLC | Salinas | Jan 30, 2018 | 73 violations | $5,536 | 70 | $1,529 |
| Bob Saich & Sons (AgEr) | Acampo | Jan 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armando Santibanez, FLC Santibanez Agricultural Services | Lodi | Jan 30, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $977 |
| California Citrus Cooperative, Inc. | Riverside | Jan 29, 2018 | 11 violations | $557 | 9 | $4,397 |
| Warmerdam and Sons Vineyards | Lodi | Jan 29, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mencarini Brothers | Lodi | Jan 29, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,549 |
| E. Esparza Farm Labor Contractor | Galt | Jan 29, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,549 |
| Citrus Plus, Inc. | Riverside | Jan 27, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,932 |
| TRIPLE E LIVESTOCK & LAND CO. | Tulare | Jan 24, 2018 | 19 violations | $6,976 | 6 | $13,943 |
| Last Eagle Corporation | Coachella | Jan 24, 2018 | 21 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Erico | Valley Center | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSD Fresh Express, Inc. | Pixley | Dec 22, 2017 | 36 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wonderful Citrus Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC | Delano | Dec 15, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $977 |
| Gless Ranch | Riverside | Dec 10, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,954 |
| YB Farming | Santa Maria | Dec 6, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $22,035 |
| Agile The Act 1 Group, Inc | Torrance | Nov 20, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,222 |
| Citrus Harvest Inc. | Coachella | Nov 18, 2017 | 44 violations | $2,739 | 38 | $38,327 |
| LGP Ag Service | Sanger | Nov 18, 2017 | 11 violations | $170 | 3 | $8,062 |
| De La Cruz Farm Labor Contracting | Mecca | Nov 15, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,085 |
| El Espinal FLC, LLC. | Corona | Nov 13, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,596 |
| Maricela D. Lopez dba Lopez Farm Labor Contra | Coachella | Nov 12, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $44,951 |
| A & L Contracting, Inc.(FLC) | Thermal | Nov 11, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,420 |
| Ixtapa Farming | Santa Margarita | Nov 10, 2017 | 11 violations | $7,714 | 10 | 0 |
| Mesa View Produce | Santa Maria | Nov 1, 2017 | 82 violations | $30,836 | 74 | $9,890 |
| Cardenas Bros Farming Co Cardenas Bros Farming Co., Inc. | Santa Maria | Nov 1, 2017 | 98 violations | $29,174 | 91 | $10,063 |
| EWC & Associates Inc. (FLSA) | Portola Valley | Oct 23, 2017 | 161 violations | $37,800 | 26 | $70,570 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | Santa Maria | Oct 21, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerawan Farming | Sanger | Oct 7, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,015 |
| WMJ Farms, Inc. | Dinuba | Sep 3, 2017 | 15 violations | $12,108 | 11 | $4,549 |
| Cris Ag Service | Madera | Aug 31, 2017 | 6 violations | $550 | 2 | $4,642 |
| JFW Vineyards Jackson Family Wines, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Vineyards Care Associates | Buellton | Aug 30, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,155 |
| Bien Nacido & Solomon Hills Vineyard | Santa Maria | Aug 30, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $18,194 |
| San Lucas AG Service | Santa Maria | Aug 30, 2017 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $25,376 |
| Buona Terra Farming Company, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 29, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,633 |
| Rancho Encantado | Santa Maria | Aug 29, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vintage Viticulture | Solvang | Aug 28, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hall Management Corp. | Santa Maria | Aug 28, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. | Bakersfield | Aug 27, 2017 | 1 violation | $112 | 1 | 0 |
| Salas Nunez, Diego | Mcfarland | Aug 27, 2017 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,431 |
| Phillips Farms | Kingsburg | Aug 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Glez, Inc. | Dinuba | Aug 26, 2017 | 12 violations | $76 | 2 | $15,800 |
| Leopoldo's Farm Service, Inc. | Kingsburg | Aug 26, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,788 |
| Global Land Investors LLC | Caruthers | Aug 26, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,197 |
| Oaxaca Olds, Sandra Farm Labor Service of Central Cal, Inc. | Fresno | Aug 26, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,788 |
| Gilstrap, Alan | Fresno | Aug 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety Harvesting | Calexico | Aug 26, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $763 |
| Campos Crop Labor | Kingsburg | Aug 26, 2017 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $20,588 |
| Bairos Farms April Bairos and John Bairos | Fresno | Aug 26, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,551 |
| Starr Family Partnership | Tulare | Aug 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Lamb Company | Imperial | Aug 22, 2017 | 5 violations | $656 | 2 | $1,215 |
| Martin Auza Sheep Company | Brawley | Aug 22, 2017 | 2 violations | $117 | 1 | $2,930 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | Aug 16, 2017 | 16 violations | $85 | 16 | 0 |
| Christopher Ranch | Gilroy | Aug 16, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.O. Ag Services | Galt | Aug 15, 2017 | 80 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,261 |
| Rodriguez, Ricardo Cristobal | Fresno | Aug 14, 2017 | 27 violations | $4,068 | 14 | $40,080 |
| Van Der Vis, Inc. | Tulare | Aug 8, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luciano Lopez Reyes FLC | Madera | Aug 1, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,197 |
| Trinchero Family Estates | Saint Helena | Jul 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Future Ag Management | Greenfield | Jul 13, 2017 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $240,118 |
| Munger Bros.- Empire Ranch | Stockton | Jun 30, 2017 | 3,166 violations | $2,051,838 | 2,477 | $348,902 |
| Crowne Cold Storage, LLC (Delano) | Stockton | Jun 30, 2017 | 392 violations | $177,820 | 249 | $334,000 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Lodi | Jun 30, 2017 | 66 violations | $7,124 | 59 | $12,704 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jun 30, 2017 | 7 violations | $76 | 1 | $6,840 |
| Munger Bros.- Delano | Delano | Jun 30, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,443 |
| Trujillo, Ely (Arvin) | Madera | Jun 25, 2017 | 108 violations | $6,048 | 101 | $6,352 |
| NextCrop, Inc. | Los Banos | Jun 23, 2017 | 4 violations | $25 | 1 | $3,006 |
| Monica's Nursery | Baldwin Park | Jun 17, 2017 | 8 violations | $29,685 | 7 | 0 |
| Nunez, Diego (Nunez Bros) | Mcfarland | Jun 17, 2017 | 195 violations | $4,327 | 123 | $8,100 |
| E & A Farming Evodio Antonio Perez | Los Alamos | Jun 16, 2017 | 149 violations | $25,192 | 143 | $5,922 |
| Cruz-Chavez, Adrian Del Valle Farm Labor Servces, Inc. | Merced | Jun 16, 2017 | 100 violations | $3,287 | 90 | $9,018 |
| AC Farm AG, Inc. | Stockton | Jun 15, 2017 | 108 violations | $3,636 | 63 | $9,770 |
| RV Farms Ag Vidaca, Rosario (FLC) | Stockton | Jun 15, 2017 | 58 violations | $1,376 | 45 | $10,020 |
| Sun Coast Farming Company, LLC | Visalia | Jun 15, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,873 |
| Pacific Farm Management, Inc. | Madera | Jun 14, 2017 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $20,588 |
| Golden State Ag Services, Inc. | Tulare | Jun 14, 2017 | 66 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NextCrop, Inc. | Los Banos | Jun 9, 2017 | 5 violations | $410 | 5 | 0 |
| RWT Farming Reid III, William Thomas | Lindsay | Jun 4, 2017 | 5 violations | $1,050 | 1 | $1,710 |
| Cal Central Harvesting, Inc. | Shafter | May 27, 2017 | 16 violations | $216 | 2 | $31,840 |
| Fisher Ranch, LLC Fisher Ranch Corporation | Blythe | May 24, 2017 | 92 violations | $21,168 | 84 | $49,104 |
| Walsh Vineyard management | Napa | May 24, 2017 | 19 violations | $7,397 | 11 | $29,446 |
| Healthy Harvesting Fernando Pinedo Garcia dba Healthy Harvesting | Holtville | May 24, 2017 | 95 violations | 0 | 0 | $79,153 |
| Soto Bros Farm Labor Contractor Inc. | Cloverdale | May 24, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,665 |
| Roederer Estates | Philo | May 24, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AM-PM Harvesting, Inc. - Dba AM PM | Mcfarland | May 23, 2017 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,773 |
| MCF4 Solutions, LLC | Santa Rosa | May 22, 2017 | 5 violations | $101 | 3 | $4,681 |
| Trujillo, Ely (Arvin) | Madera | May 20, 2017 | 9 violations | $44 | 1 | $7,721 |
| Coronado Labor Contractor | Alpaugh | May 20, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,309 |
| R.Mora Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Shafter | May 19, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,436 |
| Golden State AG Golden State AG Services, Inc | Tulare | May 18, 2017 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,275 |
| Perez Nino, Heriberto (NP Farms) | Mcfarland | May 17, 2017 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,224 |
| Crowne Cold Storage, LLC (Delano) Munger Brothers - Crowne Cold Storage, LLC | Delano | May 16, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joyful Farm Golden Farm Inc dba | Hemet | May 15, 2017 | 93 violations | 0 | 0 | $42,400 |
| Di Bella Farm Labor | Stockton | May 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, Jesus (United Ag) United Ag Personnel Management Inc. | Tulare | May 12, 2017 | 10 violations | $80 | 2 | $7,661 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | May 10, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,130 |
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.