Delivery giant UPS underpaid thousands at Christmas, US lawsuit alleges

New York, Dec 16, 2025 -US authorities accused global delivery giant UPS of underpaying its seasonal workers, vital to meeting the demand of the annual glut of online shopping, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

The New York attorney general’s office said in the lawsuit that UPS, which claims to deliver 22.4 million packages daily, “commits wage theft against these workers in myriad ways.”