Authorities said she died because she lacked proper access to shade and water.
Jimenez death triggered protests by farm workers demanding better working conditions.
The San Joaquin County district attorney today charged the owner and two managers of Merced farm labor with involuntary manslaughter.
The state revoked Merced farm labor's license last year.
The United Farm Workers issued a statement saying, "We applaud the district attorney's decision to prosecute this as the crime it was...We hope it will cause other district attorneys to look at the other number of cases where farm workers have been killed the same way."
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