Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

United States Postal Service Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

United States Postal Service: 65 investigations, $318,680 in back wages for 102 workers, latest closed May 20, 2025.

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.

United States Postal Service wage and hour record at a glance

United States Postal Service appears in 65 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Sep 3, 2003 and May 20, 2025. 40 of them found violations, 154 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $318,680 in back wages to 102 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $288,265 was unpaid overtime and $5,232 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Sep 3, 2003 in San Francisco with $282,290 for 77 workers. The Division flagged one case as repeat or willful. That places the employer at #204 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Postal Service; Other General Government Support; Janitorial Services. Laws involved: FMLA, FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
May 20, 2025Sep 2024 to May 2025West Covinano violations found000
Apr 4, 2025Dec 2024 to Apr 2025Fresno3 violations000FMLA
Feb 6, 2025Feb 2023 to Feb 2025Fresno1 violation000FMLA
Jan 13, 2024Aug 2023 to Jan 2024San Bernardino1 violation$78710FMLA
Sep 19, 2023Sep 2021 to Sep 2023Oakleyno violations found000
Oct 28, 2022Oct 2020 to Oct 2022Haywardno violations found000
May 14, 2021Apr 2021 to May 2021San Francisco2 violations$82010FLSA
Jan 4, 2021Dec 2020 to Jan 2021Santa Clarita1 violation$58010FLSA
Jan 2, 2021Jan 2021 to Jan 2021San Francisco1 violation$6510FLSA
Dec 28, 2020Dec 2020 to Dec 2020Livermore1 violation$21810FLSA
Dec 15, 2020Dec 2020 to Dec 2020Oakland1 violation$11610FLSA
Nov 16, 2020Sep 2020 to Nov 2020Visaliano violations found000
Oct 23, 2020Jun 2020 to Oct 2020Santa Ana1 violation000FMLA
Oct 10, 2020Jul 2020 to Oct 2020Oakland2 violations$9,98310
Aug 5, 2020Mar 2019 to Aug 2020Tahoe Cityno violations found000
Jun 27, 2020Apr 2020 to Jun 2020Stockton4 violations$6,08610
Jun 19, 2020Apr 2020 to Jun 2020Stockton3 violations$1,83410
May 30, 2020May 2020 to May 2020Sacramento2 violations$66010
May 22, 2020May 2020 to May 2020West Sacramento1 violation$13410FLSA
May 15, 2020May 2020 to May 2020Los Angeles2 violations$58010FLSA
Feb 25, 2020Feb 2018 to Feb 2020Auburn1 violation000FMLA
May 8, 2018May 2018 to May 2018Clovisno violations found000
Sep 30, 2017Oct 2016 to Sep 2017Concordno violations found000
Jun 7, 2017Dec 2016 to Jun 2017Whittierno violations found000
Mar 3, 2017Oct 2016 to Mar 2017Fullerton2 violations$44210FLSA
Jan 19, 2016Jan 2016 to Jan 2016Sunnyvaleno violations found000
Feb 25, 2015Feb 2013 to Feb 2015Vallejono violations found000
Jan 27, 2015Jan 2015 to Jan 2015Palm Desert1 violation$43110FLSA
Nov 26, 2014Nov 2012 to Nov 2014West Sacramento4 violations000FMLA
Sep 29, 2014Feb 2013 to Sep 2014Oaklandno violations found000
Oct 19, 2013Aug 2013 to Oct 2013Bakersfield2 violations$16010FLSA
May 10, 2013Mar 2013 to May 2013Richmond1 violation000FMLA
Apr 28, 2013Apr 2011 to Apr 2013Lafayette2 violations000FMLA
Apr 1, 2013Nov 2012 to Apr 2013Eureka2 violations$5,83410FMLA
Feb 15, 2013Jan 2013 to Feb 2013Oaklandno violations found000
Jan 11, 2013May 2012 to Jan 2013Uplandno violations found000
Nov 22, 2012Oct 2012 to Nov 2012San Diego2 violations$1,26410FLSA
Sep 21, 2012Sep 2012 to Sep 2012San Francisco2 violations$65310FLSA
Sep 17, 2012Aug 2012 to Sep 2012San Francisco3 violations$1,32510FLSA
Sep 17, 2012Sep 2010 to Sep 2012San Jose3 violations$28820FLSA
Aug 24, 2012Nov 2011 to Aug 2012Eurekano violations found000
Apr 11, 2012Apr 2010 to Apr 2012Oaklandno violations found000
Mar 7, 2012Oct 2011 to Mar 2012Oaklandno violations found000
Mar 1, 2012Mar 2010 to Mar 2012Santa Rosano violations found000
Dec 31, 2011Oct 2011 to Dec 2011San Francisco1 violation$30510FLSA
Sep 28, 2011Sep 2009 to Sep 2011Upland5 violations000FMLA
Aug 11, 2011Aug 2009 to Aug 2011Carmelno violations found000
Dec 14, 2010Dec 2010 to Dec 2010Santa Claritano violations found000
Dec 13, 2010Dec 2010 to Dec 2010Santa Claritano violations found000
Nov 17, 2010Nov 2008 to Nov 2010Santa Clarita2 violations000FMLA
Aug 14, 2009Jul 2009 to Aug 2009Pacific Palisades2 violations$10110FLSA
May 18, 2009May 2007 to May 2009Santa Clarita5 violations000FMLA
Apr 9, 2009Aug 2008 to Apr 2009Santa Clarita1 violation000FMLA
Mar 25, 2009Sep 2008 to Mar 2009Bakersfield1 violation000FMLA
Nov 18, 2008Aug 2008 to Nov 2008Santa Claritano violations found000
Sep 29, 2008Sep 2006 to Sep 2008Santa Claritano violations found000
Aug 7, 2008Aug 2008 to Aug 2008Los Angelesno violations found000
Jun 5, 2008Jun 2006 to Jun 2008Bakersfieldno violations found000
Feb 14, 2008Sep 2007 to Feb 2008San Jose1 violation$3,57910FLSA
Oct 11, 2005Jan 2005 to Oct 2005Compton1 violation$14510FLSA
Jun 17, 2005Jan 2005 to Jun 2005San Franciscono violations found000
Oct 30, 2004Jan 2004 to Oct 2004Oakland2 violations000FMLA
Sep 30, 2004Sep 2004 to Sep 2004Oakland2 violations000FMLA
Jul 27, 2004Jul 2004 to Jul 2004Oakland2 violations000FMLA
Sep 3, 2003Sep 2001 to Sep 2003San Francisco78 violations repeat$282,290770FLSA

Also filed as: USPS; United States Post Office; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; United States Postal Service - Steiner 056844; United States Postal Service (USPS); United States Postal Service - Sunnyvale.

Local pages: West Covina employment lawyer, Fresno employment lawyer, San Bernardino 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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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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