Agriculture | U.S. Department of Labor

Agriculture Industry
Category	FY 2024	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	659	831	879	1,000	1,038	1,125	1,076	1,307	1,275	1,361	1,430	1,673
Employees Receiving Back Wages	9,581	7,341	8,260	10,379	11,176	8,972	9,015	7,304	10,549	10,025	12,031	11,799
Back Wages	$6,871,957	$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	$7,740,266	$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 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014
Compliance Actions with Violations	323	413	421	358	377	431	318	330	235	207	173
Employees Receiving Back Wages	7,647	5,181	6,066	7,430	5,978	4,994	4,328	3,717	3,572	2,496	2,971
Back Wages	$4,948,235	$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
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$5,807,385	$4,341,260	$6,365,982	$5,617,108	$3,903,517	$2,836,552	$3,064,224	$2,246,527	$2,223,114	$3,921,187	$1,768,000

Agriculture - MSPA
Category	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014
Compliance Actions with Violations	205	198	223	270	410	412	492	548	608	707	756
Employees Receiving Back Wages	721	637	706	428	1,744	2,253	2,314	1,274	3,792	3,569	6,213
Back Wages	$89,093	$327,956	$219,804	$128,192	$244,145	$1,288,790	$562,797	$249,645	$680,185	$644,188	$742,537
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$1,572,215	$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

Agriculture - OSHA
Category	FY 2024	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	45	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	0
Back Wages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Civil Money Penalties Assessed	$35,743	$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 2024	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	237	300	319	373	445	436	477	561	580	566	608	639
Employees Receiving Back Wages	1,515	1,916	1,808	2,686	4,021	2,895	2,491	2,635	5,316	4,855	4,309	3,610
Back Wages	$1,834,630	$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	$324,924	$845,882	$295,136	$244,132	$394,469	$503,914	$692,022	$434,525	$315,530	$244,829	$354,205	$329,996