Unpaid Wage Cases in Soledad, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $115K in back wages owed to 230 workers by Soledad employers, in 15 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 13% of it. The industry with the most back wages is farm labor contractors and crew leaders.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Ballesteros Packing, LLC 555 Front St
$54,421 in back wages to 30 workers · $31,547 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Nov 2022–Apr 2023
Ballesteros Packing Inc 2941 S 4th Ave
$31,654 in back wages to 75 workers · $22,859 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Nov 2023–Apr 2024
Correctional Training Facility (CTF) 31624 Hwy 101 S
$5,642 in back wages to 1 worker
State Correctional Institutions · period investigated Dec 2018–Dec 2018
Dept of Mental Health - Salinas Valley Prison P.O. Box 1080
$5,091 in back wages to 1 worker
State Correctional Institutions · period investigated Mar 2008–Mar 2008
GTO Packing P.O. Box H
$5,010 in back wages to 29 workers · $3,425 in penalties
Vegetable and Melon Farming · period investigated Jan 2013–May 2013
California, State of Highway 101 North
$4,412 in back wages to 4 workers
State Correctional Institutions · period investigated Nov 2002–Nov 2004
Al Pak Labor 33750 Moranda Rd
$3,036 in back wages to 59 workers · $1,954 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Nov 2017–Feb 2018
Kendall Jackson 37300 Doud Road
$1,512 in back wages to 10 workers · $1,075 in penalties
Grape Vineyards · period investigated Dec 2013–Feb 2014
City of Soledad 248 Main Street
$1,249 in back wages to 4 workers
Local Fire Protection · period investigated Dec 2008–Nov 2010
El Camino Labor 1082 Monterey Rd
$1,168 in back wages to 2 workers
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Jul 2020–Sep 2020
Most recent cases
Ballesteros Packing Inc period ending Apr 2024
$31,654 in back wages to 75 workers · $22,859 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Ballesteros Packing, LLC period ending Apr 2023
$54,421 in back wages to 30 workers · $31,547 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
A.S.A Farms period ending Mar 2022
$1,871 in penalties · All Other Crop Farming
Braga Ranch, Inc period ending Feb 2021
$2,063 in penalties · Farm Management Services
El Camino Labor period ending Sep 2020
$1,168 in back wages to 2 workers · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Correctional Training Facility (CTF) period ending Dec 2018
$5,642 in back wages to 1 worker · State Correctional Institutions
Al Pak Labor period ending Feb 2018
$3,036 in back wages to 59 workers · $1,954 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Braga Ranch period ending Feb 2017
$3,352 in penalties · Vegetable and Melon Farming
Western Packing period ending Feb 2017
$21,546 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Ag Unlimited, Inc. period ending Sep 2016
$6,943 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
La Vina Packing period ending Jun 2016
$306 in back wages to 3 workers · $8,478 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
AG Unlimited period ending Jun 2016
$4,788 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Future Ag Management period ending Jun 2015
$3,875 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
La Vina Packing, Inc. period ending Feb 2015
$70 in back wages to 2 workers · $550 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Alfredo Garcia Urquidez Jr. (FLC) period ending Jun 2014
$1,350 in penalties · All Other Grain Farming
Department of State Hospitals, Salinas Valley period ending May 2014
1 violation, no back wages · State Hospitals
Joe Panziera Farms period ending Apr 2014
$450 in penalties · Vegetable and Melon Farming
Anthony Costa & Sons period ending Apr 2014
2 violations, no back wages · Agricultural Implement Manufacturing
Alfredo G. Urquidez period ending Apr 2014
$120 in back wages to 6 workers · $800 in penalties · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Kendall Jackson period ending Feb 2014
$1,512 in back wages to 10 workers · $1,075 in penalties · Grape Vineyards
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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