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A consent judgment entered Aug. 26, 2025 enjoined Lion Farms and its owners from future MSPA violations and ordered them to pay $89,886 in civil money penalties plus $39,013 in back wages.

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Court has entered a consent judgment that enjoins the employers and orders the specified monetary payments.

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A federal court has ordered Lion Farms LLC and its owners to pay $39,013 in back wages and $89,886 in civil penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act related to a Feb. 23, 2024 vehicle crash that killed seven employees and severely injured another. The division found the employer used unsafe, unlicensed vehicles and drivers, lacked adequate insurance, charged illegal transportation fees, and failed to provide required wage statement information; a consent judgment entered Aug. 26, 2025 enjoins future MSPA violations.
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Court records and the Consent Judgment entered Aug. 26, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Chavez‑DeRemer v. Lion Farms, No. 1:25‑cv‑00312) enjoin Lion Farms and related parties from future MSPA violations and order payment of $39,013.00 in back wages and $89,886.50 in civil money penalties (total $128,899.50). The Department of Labor summary of the enforcement action states the same injunction and penalty/back‑wage amounts (DOL release replicates the figures). Verdict: Close — the claim is substantively correct about the injunction and amounts, but the court document lists the civil money penalty as $89,886.50 (the claim omits the 50‑cent fraction).

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  1. Update · Jan 07, 2026, 04:32 AMClose
    Court records and the Consent Judgment entered Aug. 26, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Chavez‑DeRemer v. Lion Farms, No. 1:25‑cv‑00312) enjoin Lion Farms and related parties from future MSPA violations and order payment of $39,013.00 in back wages and $89,886.50 in civil money penalties (total $128,899.50). The Department of Labor summary of the enforcement action states the same injunction and penalty/back‑wage amounts (DOL release replicates the figures). Verdict: Close — the claim is substantively correct about the injunction and amounts, but the court document lists the civil money penalty as $89,886.50 (the claim omits the 50‑cent fraction).
  2. Original article · Jan 06, 2026
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