Jones

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Priscilla Jones appeals from a trial court order denying her petition for writ of mandate. Plaintiff had challenged a final agency decision by defendant Julie A. Su, Labor Commissioner of the State of California and Director of the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) that upheld penalties and assessments. She asserts the penalties resulted from evidence improperly obtained by a warrantless search conducted in violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. We affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff is the owner of Jones Rabbit Farm, a business located and conducted on the same property as her residence in Santa Rosa. The business raises and butchers rabbits that are then sold to restaurants. The farm is not open to the public. On March 26, 2012, Toresa Stikes, a deputy labor commissioner employed by the DLSE, and Richard Gage, a deputy labor commissioner employed by the Division of Wage Claims, entered onto plaintiff’s property. After interviewing plaintiff and other persons who were present, Stikes issued an order stopping plaintiff from using any employees until she had secured workers’ compensation insurance. A penalty of…