Unpaid Wage Cases in El Centro, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $963K in back wages owed to 837 workers by El Centro employers, in 25 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 26% of it. The industry with the most back wages is local sheltered workshops.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
ARC Imperial Valley 298 E Ross Avenue
$343K in back wages to 213 workers
Local Sheltered Workshops · period investigated Jul 2007–Aug 2009
ARC Imperial Valley 298 EAST ROSS STREET
$251K in back wages to 56 workers
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · period investigated Jul 2019–Dec 2020
N Your Home Healthcare 515 W. Main St. Ste A
$144K in back wages to 36 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Sep 2016–Sep 2018 · repeat violator: R
Bull Enterprises 1701 Bowker Road
$50,503 in back wages to 24 workers
Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing · period investigated Aug 2003–May 2008
Manzano's Harvesting, Inc. 565 E. Ross Road
$47,644 in back wages to 33 workers · $19,948 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Apr 2021–May 2021
Fortune Garden 3309 S Dogwood
$35,462 in back wages to 7 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2015–Sep 2017
8-A Packing 696 Ross ave
$22,125 in back wages to 58 workers · $6,574 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Nov 2021–Mar 2022
Rogar Manufacturing Inc. 866 Ross Ave.
$19,026 in back wages to 17 workers
Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing · period investigated Apr 2020–May 2020
New Fortune House 1627-33 West Main Street
$9,858 in back wages to 6 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2015–Sep 2017
ARC Imperial Valley 298 East Ross Avenue
$9,153 in back wages to 98 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Aug 2004–Aug 2006
Most recent cases
Al Pak Labor period ending Feb 2026
$2,813 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
8-A Packing period ending Mar 2022
$22,125 in back wages to 58 workers · $6,574 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Mike Abatti Farms, LLC period ending May 2021
$3,611 in penalties · All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
Manzano's Harvesting, Inc. period ending May 2021
$47,644 in back wages to 33 workers · $19,948 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
ARC Imperial Valley period ending Dec 2020
$251K in back wages to 56 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
AGRO Packing LLC period ending Nov 2020
$90 in back wages to 3 workers · $7,221 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Rogar Manufacturing Inc. period ending May 2020
$19,026 in back wages to 17 workers · Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
8-A Packing period ending Mar 2019
$3,287 in back wages to 45 workers · $14,028 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Imperial County Work Training Center period ending Feb 2019
1 violation, no back wages · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Heart & Hand, Inc period ending Sep 2018
$278 in back wages to 1 worker · Homes for the Elderly
N Your Home Healthcare period ending Sep 2018
$144K in back wages to 36 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
China Palace period ending Aug 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Exotic Thai Bistro period ending Aug 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
JJ Harvesting period ending Jul 2018
$550 in back wages to 5 workers · $14,028 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Sushi Park period ending Sep 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Fortune Garden period ending Sep 2017
$35,462 in back wages to 7 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Kennedys Karne period ending Sep 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
New Fortune House period ending Sep 2017
$9,858 in back wages to 6 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
China Palace period ending Sep 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Panda City period ending Sep 2017
$2,641 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
If you weren't paid what you're owed
Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.
Wage and hour law lawyers in California
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
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