US Department of Labor investigations of labour contractors, vineyard yield USD231k in penalties, recover USD129k in back wages for 353 agricultural workers
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 1 Jun 2023
Ubicación: Estados Unidos
Empresas
Nextcrop - Labour Supplier , Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 105
Trabajadores: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported ) , Niños: ( 1 - Ubicación desconocida , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported )Temas
Lesiones/Heridas , Trabajo infantil , Tasas de contratación , Salud y seguridad en el trabajo , Robo de salariosRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: Next Crop was fined USD99,067 and Pebble Ridge was fined USD66,282 in penalties.
Tipo de fuente: Government publication
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 1 Jun 2023
Ubicación: Estados Unidos
Empresas
Noble Vineyards Management - Labour SupplierAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 148
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , Trabajadores: ( Número desconocido - Estados Unidos , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported )Temas
Robo de salarios , Intimidación y Amenazas , Tasas de contratación , Despido , Salarios justos e iguales , Salud y seguridad en el trabajoRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: Noble Vineyards was fined USD66,530 in penalties.
Tipo de fuente: Government publication
... To combat violations that deny workers their hard-earned wages or jeopardize their safety, the U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its outreach and enforcement efforts in the Golden State.
Recent investigations of two farm labor contractors, Next Crop Inc. of Los Baños and Noble Vineyards Management Inc. of Ukiah, and grower Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates LLC in Paicines by the department’s Wage and Hour Division collectively found employers failed to safely transport agricultural workers to and from the fields, violated numerous requirements of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act and the H-2A temporary agricultural program and allowed a 14-year-old child to work during school hours illegally.
The investigations led the division to assess more than $231,881 in civil money penalties and to recover $129,081 in back wages for 353 agricultural workers...