Unpaid Wage Cases in Heber, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $190K in back wages owed to 603 workers by Heber employers, in 13 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 1% of it. The industry with the most back wages is strawberry farming.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Fresh Harvest, Inc. 101 E Main St
$100K in back wages to 228 workers · $38,660 in penalties
Strawberry Farming · period investigated Dec 2021–Aug 2022
Fresh Harvest Inc. PO BOX 1547
$38,698 in back wages to 109 workers
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Jan 2019–Oct 2019
Luna Nueva Harvest 32 Sparrow Street
$19,371 in back wages to 132 workers
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Jul 2005–Oct 2005
Pyramid Construction and Aggregates, Inc. 839 Dogwood Rd
$15,156 in back wages to 24 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jun 2017–Oct 2017
JCD Farm Labor 99 E Main St
$9,375 in back wages to 25 workers · $16,160 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Nov 2021–Mar 2022
JCD Farm Labor 99 E. Main St.
$3,044 in back wages to 40 workers · $7,647 in penalties
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming · period investigated Nov 2018–Mar 2019
Lamco Packing 32 W Spararrow
$1,440 in back wages to 16 workers · $11,214 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Nov 2021–Mar 2022
Collazo, Ralph A. P.O. Box 271
$1,009 in back wages to 2 workers
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Jul 2011–Aug 2011
Fresh Harvest, Inc. 101 East Main St
$883 in back wages to 1 worker
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Jan 2018–Feb 2018
Fresh Harvest, Inc 101 East Main Street
$504 in back wages to 4 workers · $1,475 in penalties
Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming · period investigated Jun 2006–Jul 2006
Most recent cases
LAMCO Harvest Inc. period ending Oct 2024
$4,376 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Fresh Harvest period ending Mar 2023
$4,090 in penalties · Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Fresh Harvest, Inc. period ending Aug 2022
$100K in back wages to 228 workers · $38,660 in penalties · Strawberry Farming
Lamco Packing period ending Mar 2022
$1,440 in back wages to 16 workers · $11,214 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
JCD Farm Labor period ending Mar 2022
$9,375 in back wages to 25 workers · $16,160 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Fresh Harvest, Inc. period ending Oct 2020
$3,167 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Fresh Harvest Inc. period ending Oct 2019
$38,698 in back wages to 109 workers · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
JCD Farm Labor period ending Mar 2019
$3,044 in back wages to 40 workers · $7,647 in penalties · All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming
Fresh Harvest, Inc. period ending Feb 2018
$883 in back wages to 1 worker · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Pyramid Construction and Aggregates, Inc. period ending Oct 2017
$15,156 in back wages to 24 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Fresh Harvest period ending Aug 2017
$85 in back wages to 16 workers · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
JC Dominguez FLC period ending Feb 2017
$9,097 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
JC Dominguez Inc. period ending May 2014
$240 in back wages to 4 workers · $4,450 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
JC Dominguez FLC period ending Jan 2014
$2,350 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
A.M. Harvesting period ending Jul 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Collazo period ending Jun 2013
$500 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
MD Labor, LLC period ending May 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Fresh Harvest, Inc. period ending May 2013
$2,000 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Boss 4 Packing LLC period ending Jul 2012
$150 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Ralph Collazo Packing period ending Jun 2012
$2,000 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
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.
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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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