US Department of Labor investigations of labour contractors, vineyard yield USD231k in penalties, recover USD129k in back wages for 353 agricultural workers
要約
Date Reported: 2023年6月1日
場所: アメリカ合衆国
企業
Nextcrop - Labour Supplier , Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: 105
労働者: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , 農業及び畜産 , Gender not reported ) , 子ども: ( 1 - Location unknown , 農業及び畜産 , Gender not reported )課題
傷害 , 児童労働 , 採用費 , Occupational Health & Safety , Wage Theft回答
Response sought: いいえ
取られた措置: Next Crop was fined USD99,067 and Pebble Ridge was fined USD66,282 in penalties.
情報源のタイプ: Government publication
要約
Date Reported: 2023年6月1日
場所: アメリカ合衆国
企業
Noble Vineyards Management - Labour Supplier関連
Total individuals affected: 148
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , 農業及び畜産 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , 労働者: ( Number unknown - アメリカ合衆国 , 農業及び畜産 , Gender not reported )課題
Wage Theft , 威嚇及び脅迫 , 採用費 , Dismissal , Fair & Equal Wages , Occupational Health & Safety回答
Response sought: いいえ
取られた措置: Noble Vineyards was fined USD66,530 in penalties.
情報源のタイプ: 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...