US Department of Labor investigations of labour contractors, vineyard yield USD231k in penalties, recover USD129k in back wages for 353 agricultural workers
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Date Reported: 1 Июн 2023
Местонахождение: Соединенные Штаты Америки
Компании
Nextcrop - Labour Supplier , Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 105
Рабочие: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Gender not reported ) , Дети: ( 1 - Location unknown , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Gender not reported )Темы
Травмы , Детский труд , Сборы за найм персонала , Occupational Health & Safety , Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: Next Crop was fined USD99,067 and Pebble Ridge was fined USD66,282 in penalties.
Вид источника: Government publication
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Date Reported: 1 Июн 2023
Местонахождение: Соединенные Штаты Америки
Компании
Noble Vineyards Management - Labour SupplierЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 148
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , Рабочие: ( Number unknown - Соединенные Штаты Америки , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Gender not reported )Темы
Wage Theft , Запугивание и угрозы , Сборы за найм персонала , Dismissal , Fair & Equal Wages , Occupational Health & SafetyОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: Noble Vineyards was fined USD66,530 in penalties.
Вид источника: 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...