Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

USPS Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

USPS: 50 investigations, $48,790 in back wages for 25 workers, latest closed Sep 4, 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.

USPS wage and hour record at a glance

USPS appears in 50 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Oct 1, 2010 and Sep 4, 2025. 36 of them found violations, 61 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $48,790 in back wages to 25 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $4,629 was unpaid overtime and $15,229 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Jul 21, 2012 in Ontario with $12,116 for 1 workers. That places the employer at #2,005 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 closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Sep 4, 2025Jan 2025 to Sep 2025Sylmar1 violation000FMLA
Feb 11, 2025Feb 2024 to Feb 2025Ventura1 violation000FMLA
Nov 14, 2024Nov 2022 to Nov 2024Woodlakeno violations found000
May 10, 2024May 2022 to May 2024City Of Industry1 violation$1,77010FMLA
Jan 15, 2024Oct 2023 to Jan 2024Bell Gardens1 violation000FMLA
Jan 10, 2024Jan 2022 to Jan 2024Torranceno violations found000
Dec 21, 2023Sep 2022 to Dec 2023Ontario1 violation000FMLA
Dec 8, 2023Oct 2023 to Dec 2023Angels Campno violations found000
Apr 6, 2022Jul 2020 to Apr 2022Los Angeles2 violations$1,25710
Mar 16, 2022Mar 2020 to Mar 2022Los Angelesno violations found000
Feb 16, 2022Oct 2021 to Feb 2022Tracy3 violations$2,94510FLSA
Nov 24, 2021Nov 2021 to Nov 2021Rancho Cucamonga1 violation$23010FLSA
Sep 21, 2021Sep 2021 to Sep 2021City Of Industry1 violation$21410FLSA
Jul 23, 2021Sep 2020 to Jul 2021Bakersfield6 violations$8,40050FLSA
Feb 12, 2021Jan 2021 to Feb 2021La Quinta2 violations$1,07110FLSA
Jan 12, 2021Dec 2020 to Jan 2021Bell Gardens2 violations$2,40010
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020 to Dec 2020Los Angelesno violations found000
Dec 2, 2020Sep 2020 to Dec 2020Los Angeles1 violation$3,52710
Nov 15, 2020Aug 2020 to Nov 2020Martinez1 violation$1,31210FLSA
Oct 6, 2020Sep 2020 to Oct 2020Martinez1 violation$27610FLSA
Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020 to Sep 2020Los Angeles1 violation$2,80010
Jul 28, 2020Nov 2019 to Jul 2020Anaheimno violations found000
Jun 23, 2020Jun 2020 to Jun 2020Los Gatos1 violation$15110FLSA
Jun 6, 2020Apr 2020 to Jun 2020El Sobrante1 violation$3,65310
Jun 6, 2020Apr 2020 to Jun 2020Vista2 violations$1,41110
Jun 19, 2019Jun 2017 to Jun 2019Ontariono violations found000
Apr 21, 2019Apr 2019 to Apr 2019San Francisco3 violations$1,01510FLSA
Feb 22, 2018Feb 2017 to Feb 2018San Bernardino1 violation000FMLA
Jan 9, 2018Jan 2016 to Jan 2018Artesiano violations found000
Sep 28, 2017May 2017 to Sep 2017Goleta2 violations000FMLA
Mar 22, 2017Apr 2016 to Mar 2017Los Angeles2 violations000FMLA
Oct 27, 2016May 2016 to Oct 2016San Bernardinono violations found000
Aug 30, 2016Aug 2014 to Aug 2016West Sacramentono violations found000
Jun 28, 2016Jun 2016 to Jun 2016Santa Rosa3 violations000FMLA
Jan 29, 2016Jan 2016 to Jan 2016Oakland1 violation$27210FLSA
Jan 1, 2016Jan 2014 to Jan 2016Los Angelesno violations found000
Apr 23, 2015Mar 2015 to Apr 2015Burlingame1 violation000FMLA
Dec 31, 2014Dec 2014 to Dec 2014Long Beach2 violations$10010FLSA
Dec 12, 2014Nov 2014 to Dec 2014City Of Industry2 violations$1,56910FLSA
Oct 17, 2014Oct 2014 to Oct 2014Santa Monica3 violations$1,88610FLSA
Feb 26, 2014Feb 2012 to Feb 2014Bell1 violation$41500FLSA
Jan 3, 2014Dec 2013 to Jan 2014Santa Claritano violations found000
Nov 22, 2013Aug 2013 to Nov 2013Modesto1 violation000FMLA
Nov 18, 2013Nov 2013 to Nov 2013Redlands2 violations000FMLA
Jun 11, 2013Jun 2011 to Jun 2013Rodeo1 violation000FMLA
Jul 21, 2012Nov 2011 to Jul 2012Ontario4 violations$12,11610FMLA
Apr 20, 2011Feb 2011 to Apr 2011West Sacramento1 violation000FMLA
Mar 10, 2011Nov 2010 to Mar 2011West Sacramento1 violation000FMLA
Oct 1, 2010Oct 2009 to Oct 2010Long Beachno violations found000
not statedn/aBell Gardensno violations found000

Also filed as: United States Postal Service; United states Postal Service; United States Post Services; United States Postal Servie; USPS - ISC- LAX; United States Post Office; USPS - Rancho Cucamonga; United State Postal Service.

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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