Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting · Peru, NY
Forrence Orchards
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $12,022 in back wages owed to 19 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
Forrence Orchards in Peru, NY has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 19 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- C Wage & hour compliance: $12K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($12K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Forrence Orchards in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Forrence Orchards ranks #1,033 among 2,875 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting employers with WHD recoveries ($12,022). Forrence Orchards carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,033 of 2,875 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting employers on WHD back wages ($12,022).
How Forrence Orchards Compares
Forrence Orchards in Peru, NY has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Mainas Farms in Holtville, CA has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Forrence Orchards to date. The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector average runs $3,448 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Forrence Orchards owed $12,022 in back wages to 19 employees across 1 case and 19 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
How Forrence Orchards compares to the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector, which has 5,988 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Forrence Orchards | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.4 |
| Violations | 0 | 2.4 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,448 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,537 |
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What to do with this record
Use Forrence Orchards's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Forrence Orchards against Mainas Farms, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Forrence Orchards's inspection and penalty record is typical for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting sector
- Forrence Orchards also carries $12,022 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.