US Department of Labor investigations of labour contractors, vineyard yield USD231k in penalties, recover USD129k in back wages for 353 agricultural workers
摘要
日期: 2023年6月1日
地點: 美國
企業
Nextcrop - Labour Supplier , Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates - Employer受影響的
受影響的總人數: 105
工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 , 農業和畜牧 , Gender not reported ) , 小朋友們: ( 1 - 地點未知 , 農業和畜牧 , Gender not reported )議題
受傷 , 童工 , 招聘費用 , Occupational Health & Safety , Wage Theft回應
Response sought: 否
後續行動: Next Crop was fined USD99,067 and Pebble Ridge was fined USD66,282 in penalties.
資訊來源: Government publication
摘要
日期: 2023年6月1日
地點: 美國
企業
Noble Vineyards Management - Labour Supplier受影響的
受影響的總人數: 148
移民和移民工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 , 農業和畜牧 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , 工人: ( 數字未知 - 美國 , 農業和畜牧 , Gender not reported )議題
Wage Theft , 恐嚇和威脅 , 招聘費用 , Dismissal , Fair & Equal Wages , Occupational Health & Safety回應
Response sought: 否
後續行動: Noble Vineyards was fined USD66,530 in penalties.
資訊來源: 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...