Agriculture | U.S. Department of Labor

Agriculture Industry
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Number of Compliance Actions in Agriculture	831	879	1,000	1,038	1,125	1,076	1,307	1,275	1,361	1,430	1,673
Employees Receiving Back Wages	7,341	8,260	10,379	11,176	8,972	9,015	7,304	10,549	10,025	12,031	11,799
Back Wages	$6,892,220	$5,815,943	$8,432,451	$7,173,091	$6,060,914	$4,208,090	$5,047,521	$4,844,841	$4,316,681	$4,502,976	$7,642,501
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$6,615,582	$7,983,598	$7,302,892	$6,412,046	$6,329,648	$6,545,200	$4,340,736	$3,537,889	$5,062,647	$3,094,341	$7,274,010

Agriculture - H2A
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	413	421	358	377	431	318	330	235	207	173	231
Employees Receiving Back Wages	5,181	6,066	7,430	5,978	4,994	4,328	3,717	3,572	2,496	2,971	4,419
Back Wages	$3,822,344	$3,658,628	$5,877,001	$3,205,279	$2,419,766	$1,971,674	$2,378,157	$1,451,579	$1,605,360	$1,379,230	$4,434,502
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$4,341,260	$6,365,982	$5,617,108	$3,903,517	$2,836,552	$3,064,224	$2,246,527	2,223,114	$3,921,186	$1,768,000	$5,953,230

Agriculture - MSPA
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	198	223	270	410	412	492	548	608	707	756	823
Employees Receiving Back Wages	637	706	428	1,744	2,253	2,314	1,274	3,792	3,569	6,213	4,336
Back Wages	$327,956	$219,804	$128,192	$244,145	$1,288,790	$562,797	$249,645	$680,185	$644,188	$742,537	$636,514
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$1,365,714	$1,299,243	$1,396,885	$2,086,295	$2,875,374	$2,751,533	$1,613,028	$968,444	$838,747	$948,344	$902,628

Agriculture - OSHA
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	62	33	45	69	74	62	85	73	73	75	86
Employees Receiving Back Wages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Back Wages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$62,727	$23,238	$44,767	$27,765	$113,808	$37,421	$46,656	$30,801	$57,885	$23,793	$88,156

Agriculture - Other Acts (FLSA, CL, SCA, H-2B)
Category	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
Compliance Actions with Violations	300	319	373	445	436	477	561	580	566	608	639
Employees Receiving Back Wages	1,916	1,808	2,686	4,021	2,895	2,491	2,635	5,316	4,855	4,309	3,610
Back Wages	$2,741,921	$1,937,512	$2,427,258	$3,723,668	$2,352,358	$1,673,619	$2,419,720	$2,713,077	$2,067,134	$2,381,209	$2,571,484
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$845,882	$295,136	$244,132	$394,469	$503,914	$692,022	$434,525	$315,530	$244,829	$354,205	$329,996