US Department of Labor investigations of labour contractors, vineyard yield USD231k in penalties, recover USD129k in back wages for 353 agricultural workers
Résumé
Date indiquée: 1 Jui 2023
Lieu: États-Unis d'Amérique
Entreprises
Nextcrop - Labour Supplier , Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 105
Travailleurs: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Gender not reported ) , Enfants: ( 1 - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Blessures , Travail des enfants , Frais de recrutement , Occupational Health & Safety , Wage TheftRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: Next Crop was fined USD99,067 and Pebble Ridge was fined USD66,282 in penalties.
Type de source: Government publication
Résumé
Date indiquée: 1 Jui 2023
Lieu: États-Unis d'Amérique
Entreprises
Noble Vineyards Management - Labour SupplierConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 148
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , Travailleurs: ( Chiffre inconnu - États-Unis d'Amérique , Agriculture et élevage , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Wage Theft , Intimidation et menaces , Frais de recrutement , Dismissal , Fair & Equal Wages , Occupational Health & SafetyRéponse
Response sought: Non
Mesures prises: Noble Vineyards was fined USD66,530 in penalties.
Type de source: 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...