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Matheson Postal Services, Inc. Wage and Hour Cases in California

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Matheson Postal Services, Inc.: 5 investigations, $9,562 in back wages for 41 workers, latest closed Nov 12, 2011.

Every federal wage and hour case closed in California since 2004 and a handful before: 30,596 investigations, 23,910 employers, $472,441,289 in back wages for 335,130 workers.

Matheson Postal Services, Inc. wage and hour record at a glance

Matheson Postal Services, Inc. appears in 5 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Oct 30, 2006 and Nov 12, 2011. 4 of them found violations, 88 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $9,562 in back wages to 41 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. The largest single case closed Sep 2, 2011 in Sacramento with $3,767 for 1 workers. That places the employer at #6,104 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.

Industry as coded by the Division: Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local; Private Mail Centers. Laws involved: service contracts (SCA).

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Nov 12, 2011Aug 2011 to Nov 2011San Jose2 violations$49810service contracts (SCA)
Oct 15, 2011Aug 2011 to Oct 2011Sacramento80 violations$3,484360service contracts (SCA)
Sep 10, 2011May 2010 to Sep 2011Sacramento4 violations$1,81330service contracts (SCA)
Sep 2, 2011Jun 2010 to Sep 2011Sacramento2 violations$3,76710service contracts (SCA)
Oct 30, 2006Sep 2006 to Oct 2006Elk Groveno violations found000

Also filed as: Matheson Postal Services.

Local pages: San Jose employment lawyer, Sacramento employment lawyer, Elk Grove employment lawyer.

How to read this record

Each row is one federal investigation. Period investigated is the span of payroll the Division reviewed, usually two years back from the complaint. Back wages is what the employer agreed to pay for that period at the federal rate; penalties went to the government, not to workers.

Back wages computed under the federal law are usually a fraction of the California number for the same hours: the state minimum is $16.90 in 2026, overtime starts after 8 hours in a day, and each missed meal or rest period adds an hour of pay. Workers paid in these cases may still be owed that difference, and the federal release form covers only the federal claim.

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If you work, or worked, at Matheson Postal Services, Inc.

Pull together your pay stubs and your own record of hours for the last three years, request your pay records in writing (the employer has 21 days under Labor Code 226), and keep any WH-58 receipt from a Labor Department payment. A free review tells you in one call whether the California numbers exceed what was paid, whether break premiums and waiting time penalties apply, and whether anything that happened after you complained counts as retaliation. Call (800) 371-3088 or send your stubs.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. Record last checked Oct 30, 2026. Back to the wage theft tracker.

About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.

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