U.S. Postal Service wage and hour record at a glance
U.S. Postal Service appears in 19 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Sep 22, 2004 and Aug 9, 2024. 11 of them found violations, 30 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $67,547 in back wages to 5 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $0 was unpaid overtime and $464 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Aug 9, 2024 in San Diego with $66,748 for 1 workers. That places the employer at #1,387 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Postal Service. Laws involved: FMLA, FLSA.
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| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 2023 to Aug 2024 | San Diego | 1 violation | $66,748 | 1 | 0 | FMLA |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Jan 2022 to Jul 2022 | Isleton | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Dec 2021 to Dec 2021 | Los Gatos | 2 violations | $116 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Dec 2020 to Jan 2021 | Martinez | 2 violations | $58 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Nov 2020 to Nov 2020 | Vallejo | 1 violation | $335 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Sep 2017 to Sep 2019 | Highland | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Aug 2016 to Oct 2016 | Bell Gardens | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 18, 2014 | Jun 2012 to Jun 2014 | Los Angeles | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 4, 2010 | May 2008 to May 2010 | Berkeley | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jan 3, 2010 | Jan 2008 to Jan 2010 | La Puente | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 21, 2008 | Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 | Reseda | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 1, 2008 | May 2008 to Jul 2008 | Santa Clarita | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 7, 2008 | May 2006 to May 2008 | Beverly Hills | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 17, 2007 | Dec 2006 to May 2007 | San Francisco | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Sep 2, 2006 | Aug 2006 to Sep 2006 | Santa Clarita | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 2, 2006 | Jun 2006 to Sep 2006 | Bakersfield | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jun 7, 2006 | Jun 2005 to Jun 2006 | Santa Clarita | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Apr 26, 2006 | Dec 2005 to Apr 2006 | Goleta | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Sep 22, 2004 | Aug 2004 to Sep 2004 | San Diego | 2 violations | $290 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
Also filed as: United States Postal Service; U.S. Postal Service - Santa Clarita; U.S. Postal Service - Berkeley; U.S. Postal Service -(LANDC); U.S. Postal Service - Highland branch; U. S. Postal Service - Highland; U. S. Postal Service; United States Posta Service.
Local pages: San Diego 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.
Full explainer: what a Labor Department case is, and what it is not.
If you work, or worked, at U.S. Postal Service
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.