US Postal Service wage and hour record at a glance
US Postal Service appears in 18 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Nov 20, 2007 and Jul 11, 2024. 12 of them found violations, 69 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $12,597 in back wages to 60 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $5,623 was unpaid overtime and $1,213 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Mar 22, 2016 in Redlands with $5,761 for 1 workers. That places the employer at #5,366 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Postal Service; Other General Government Support. Laws involved: FMLA, FLSA.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | Jul 2023 to Jul 2024 | Cypress | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Oct 2022 to Dec 2023 | Pico Rivera | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Jan 2021 to Feb 2021 | Anaheim | 2 violations | $1,157 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Jan 2021 to Jan 2021 | Los Angeles | 2 violations | $123 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 12, 2017 | May 2015 to May 2017 | Huntington Beach | 54 violations | $4,179 | 53 | 0 | FLSA |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 | Escondido | 1 violation | $488 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Mar 22, 2016 | Nov 2014 to Mar 2016 | Redlands | 2 violations | $5,761 | 1 | 0 | FMLA |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Oct 2013 to Oct 2015 | Moraga | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aug 13, 2015 | Apr 2015 to Aug 2015 | City Of Industry | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 1, 2014 | Jul 2012 to Jul 2014 | Fullerton | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 15, 2014 | Jun 2012 to Jun 2014 | Carson | 2 violations | $207 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 3, 2014 | May 2012 to May 2014 | Mission Viejo | 1 violation | $152 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Jun 2013 to Jun 2013 | Los Angeles | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mar 6, 2013 | Jan 2013 to Mar 2013 | Bell | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 18, 2011 | Jan 2011 to May 2011 | Simi Valley | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Jan 18, 2011 | May 2010 to Jan 2011 | Stockton | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 25, 2009 | May 2008 to Dec 2009 | Yorba Linda | 1 violation | $530 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Nov 20, 2007 | Nov 2005 to Nov 2007 | Pasadena | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
Also filed as: USPS; United States Postal Service; United States Postal Service.
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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 US 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.