Chart: Percent of total federal employment law violations detected by the Wage and Hour Division among farm labor contractors in California, by county, fiscal years 2005–2019

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Percent of total federal employment law violations detected by the Wage and Hour Division among farm labor contractors in California, by county, fiscal years 2005–2019

Note: The county-level data in this figure were constructed from data that identifies the Zip code where the employer was located. Some California Zip codes cross county boundaries and, as a result, some investigations could not be assigned to a county.

Source: Authors' analysis of U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Compliance Action Data (U.S. DOL-WHD 2020f).

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