dollar general lawsuit working off the clock

I worked for dollar general in ga for 3 years from 2013 to 2016 the manager who hired me was about 21 she was white i was overlooked for promotions due to her being obsessed with dating blacks. Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. Im a African American female applied for dollar tree in person they told me they was not hiring but now hiring was on the door I applied online district manager hired me she works at a diffrent store when manager seen she hired a black women as her assistant she had schedule changed so she wouldnt work with me I was told by my fellow employees daily that manager was racist and keep saying she bout to find another job since they are hiring blacks . /Resources 92 0 R >> I worked at dollar tree and my manager would often times adjust my hours so he wouldnt get in trouble for over time he made me work. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. Employees can be subject to discipline for working unauthorized overtime, even if employees voluntarily work after hours and should understand that the time worked must be recorded and that failing to record their time isnt helping the company. /Annots [] /Outlines 2 0 R Time tracking software can help if coordinated with actual work processes on the job. /Tabs /S Stating they could only find 2 hours and some change of time i not paid. /Tabs /S We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. This is a frequent thing for DG. Then when we got an assistant to come in and help we had to do our own schedules so we worked together so we could each have a weekend off, so we would do open to closed opposite weekends so I could see my kids and she could have time with her family, we in turn got yelled at for not asking if that was alright. /Contents [68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R] /StructParents 9 endobj The firm also publishes the Impact Litigation Journal, a running commentary on important legal developments in the area of representative actions and other complex litigation. I received my unemployment after they asked for 2 hearings because she was exposed for unfairly firing me. The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. Their pay rises are ridiculous they go by a point system i been with this company for 3 years i am always an hour early every day and the manger is very vindictive if she does not like you you dont get hours and their health care sucks i have it and i have to take heart medicine and they wont let you opt out of the RX plan so i dont use it. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. 43 0 obj /Resources 147 0 R With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. /Title (Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014) By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. I worked at Dollar tree here in Tempe Az was one of the employees that came in off clock to stock because we had so many items in the back he over order . endobj U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England told Law360 that Dollar Trees issue with the certification are beyond the scope of whether a class action is indicated for the purposes of certification.. /Resources 97 0 R /StructParents 4 >> /Parent 8 0 R We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. Posted on Apr 12, 2012. A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. >> Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. I did so. /Resources 157 0 R How do we use our Code? /Parent 3 0 R GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. >> << /StructParents 12 42 0 obj >> /A << 39 0 obj /Resources 152 0 R /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R] Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. /StructParents 10 Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. May provide an initial consultation for free. << /Annots [] that arrangements were made. /F1 180 0 R document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Top Class Actions is a Proud Member of the American Bar Association, Various Trademarks held by their respective owners. stream As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. They gave me my last check but tell me I have to contact ap for my milage pay but ap didnt promise me pay my DM did and I shouldnt have to hunt down my money. FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. Investigator tells me I quit. Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. If you are a non-exempt employee, and you are being required to work during the time you are required to be clocked out, that may very well be a violation of the FLSA. This browser does not support PDFs. Retrieval of punches and time sheets is limited to very little from the compass system (in my case can only retrieve as far back at the beginning of september) but this has been going on since the transfer back in may, a period of 4 months that I cannot prove using the methods available to associates. We should get paid anything over our required hours of 48.75. /I0 178 0 R /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] /Annots [] In order to fix so many problem with Dollar Tree you have to see it first hand!! /Resources 162 0 R To handle those issues its sad because this company treats employees as only a number instead of part of their team i never had trouvle with anxiety. /Resources 167 0 R We came in the a.m. WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. /XObject << Can anyone do anything about this over this way. Complaints filed with the Department of Labor may recover up to threeyears of back wages for unpaid overtime; including liquidated damages equal to what a former employee is owed. /Annots [] /Annots [] /Resources 127 0 R >> I worked with a friend.. >> We also pursue our clients claims in arbitration and before administrative agencies. >> Since I had 2 asst. /Count 24 When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. /Group 166 0 R HORRIBLE. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Oct 11, 2017 7:37 am EDT. endobj endobj /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Font gsoM gV4'sk?xns0, Lawsuits can be collective as well. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. She ended up being terminated for missing class and not returning to the store because she was sick with diabetes. It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. I don't plan on suing them for 19 hours of free labor but I do plan on stopping them from continue to practice their business this way. Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. They were treating me like a regular worker instead of manager I did stocking my first 3 days instead of proper assistant manager training . Great company.I am already part of this law suit for the 15 hours a week I worked off the clock as a key and asst. I took over a store that was under staffed and impacted. I came in December for a second shift and was told HR was terminating me, told her okay. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. Just last night after being there 8 hrs. Some states have labor code penalties that apply if employers are mandating or reaping the benefits of off-the-clock work. /Tabs /S Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. Let's do some math. In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. Employer direct request is considered due cause. << Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the 27 0 obj BCV-18-102711. 8#0B"HdFK;G/jvIR &|O4cBy,`,i1%N;ro W"gw~k> $daXL%HWtzmt]f}ig{^,CK?SL^UYuY`by+tzn << Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. So I work at a Dollar General and we are forced to clock out at 10:15pm on the dot sometimes 10:20, yet we are still at the store doing closing things till 10:20-10:35/40. endstream /Parent 8 0 R Salaried employees must be paid at least $23,660, an employee must fulfill the job duties tests for enumerated exemption. /Tabs /S 11 0 obj More than 6,000 Dollar Tree employees have joined a lawsuit claiming that the retailer failed to pay them for work they routinely performed "off the clock." The workers allege that they. /StructParents 1 /Kids [38 0 R] /Group 146 0 R Lawsuit for working off the clock. /Kids [8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj The lawsuit alleges the following violations against Dollar General: not paying all overtime wages; failing to calculate the regular rate of pay properly, for purposes of paying overtime; not paying at least minimum wages for all hours worked (relating to hours worked off-the-clock); Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 I was then told that I should have clocked back in and completed her transaction. I would like to bring this to the federal circuit but we need people from around the country who has experienced the same as the workers in MI. If you were forced to work off the clock or without overtime pay within the past 3 years in California, you have rights and you dont have to take on the company alone. /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] /Font << Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. /S /URI or participates in a lawsuit against our Company or someone working for our Company. This Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit also claims the company has set up its bonus program so that bonus compensation wont be taken into consideration in determining overtime wages. 32 0 obj I was in my position for 2 weeks and our Store manager went to another store altogether. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. >> /Group 131 0 R Contacting Us And you never get undisturbed breaks. off the clock. endobj Their Dollar Tree lawsuit alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act because Dollar Tree has not paid minimum wage, paid overtime or provided the required rest and meal breaks. The job cost me my first babysitter due to working 98 hour weeks. Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] The event of a lawsuit, an employer should not rely on a defense that the employee agreed to violate the FLSA by working without pay. /I0 183 0 R 18 0 obj >> Plaintiff Sherrell Hall says she started working for Dollar General in August 2016, when she was hired as a "picker" for one of their warehouses. 1 0 obj The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. endobj << >> >> I started dollar tree in 2017 o work for dollar general for four and a half year and quitt after the manager they hired wanted me to take an extra 15 minutes i refused and when i filled out the application for dollar tree the dm at the time told me that she had fired her from dollar tree because she was taking time away from the employees and on the other hand i started at dollar tree in 2017 and i have worked off the clock many of times and im an asm Ive been told that because of my age that i cant do my job that i cant stock the shelves when we have stockers to do that job. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. /Kids [39 0 R] settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. for a week and work not your good`s ones all your trouble ones, We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree! << 6 0 obj I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. The employees are exempt from overtime, this is not a problem because they get the same salary every week, regardless of the total hours worked for employees entitled to overtime, any work performed must be counted and paid. /Annots [] /StructParents 17 endobj I have worked for Dollar Tree for almost 5 years, last year I would show up on time at 3 a.m., to unload truck. /Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 2 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R endobj Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 /Names 4 0 R They never paid us for taking these tests at home or the hours to do it. This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. /Annots [47 0 R] /Type /Page << However, while federal laws may allow small increments of off-the-clock work, California law completely prohibits working off the clock. It was a 3 million dollar store. An unpaid wages lawsuit seeking class action status (case number 3:13-cv-02698-MEM) has been filed against Amazon Inc., alleging employees at the company's facility in Pennsylvania were. >> Terms and Conditions. endobj 22 0 obj Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance /Count 1 20 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R Suffered work is when an employee works extra hours to assist co-workers at the consent of the employer, yet they are unrequired and unpaid. /StructParents 7 10 0 obj UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. /Type /Page /Annots [] Currently working on a state comp lawsuit due to Dollar Gen Corp directing employees to work while clocked out on break as well as Dollar Gen Corp directing employees to clock out 5-30 minutes before they're completely done and leave. Employers can implement a strict program of work process, taking the steps to control for unconsented to off-the-clock work by having knowledge of FLSA rule; and establishing transparent written training policies, monitoring work activities, and informing managers and other supervisors, about off-the-clock work. At Capstone Law APC, we believe that employees should be treated fairly, consumers should get what they pay for, and rights should be protected even when someone cannot afford a lawyer. /StructParents 21 Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. I want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! >> WOW!!!. 5 minutes to go to the bab, They fired me for what I think was wrong Ive never done anything wrong I called help desk for register problems and I made a remark about register always broke down have tape it or paper clip the remark was were always Afro energyneer the dm said I would just be wrote up but instead the let me go after 14 yrs, Same here 10 yrs and if called while in lunch I got to go and also during breaks. /Contents [103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] /Group 111 0 R Top Class Actions is a legal news source /I0 170 0 R Privacy Policy. Doing so places you under no obligations and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. >> << This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline. /Resources << I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. These are violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and can give rise to an overtime pay lawsuit. /StructParents 19 >> failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, I NO LONGER WORO OFF THE CLOCK AND IT WAS FIXED, NOW ALL EMPLOYEES CLOCK OUT BEFORE WE SET ALARMS AND LEAVE. The previous manager had just been fired. 4 0 obj 19 0 obj This Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. /StructParents 0 Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. There is absolutely no cost to you to submit this form. Dollar General Corp. and two subsidiaries are on the receiving end of proposed class action filed out of Illinois that claims the defendants illegally required employees to work "off the clock" without compensation. << Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. Employees should be clocked in during work. We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. << If the employer is intentionally in violation of wage and hour laws, they face far steeper civil penalties. << status of any class action settlement claim. /Parent 3 0 R Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. Yes, mandatory overtime is legal, but if an employer doesn't pay their employees for working off the clock, the employees can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages against their employer, which can be costly . FLSA does not provide a definition of work, but the term generally includes all time when the employee is acting under the direction or control of the employer, or is acting primarily for the benefit of the employer. 26 0 obj New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. /Parent 8 0 R Was denied. They were going to hire someone but I don't know what happened but my main question is why the hell do they need 3or 4 managers for Dollar general. We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. /F1 175 0 R >> Salaried employees receive a predetermined amount of pay comprising all or a stipulated part of an employee's compensation for employment. Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. Performing sidework. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. /Parent 8 0 R endobj /Annots [] You must contact the Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. and no time off. endobj endobj << >> Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Dollar General concluded that Thomas took the CBLs for them and falsified company records to suggest they were traineda terminable offense. 2 0 obj Jennifer Peters and Rachel Buttry, both supervisors at the Dollar General store, claim in the lawsuit that they were forced to open registers, run returns and void items among other duties, despite the fact that the company employee handbook states that employees can be fired for working off the clock. /Group 136 0 R I emailed my DM yesterday and still no reponce about my meal break. >> << Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. I engaged into the lawsuit that was going on for unpaid wages and have heard nothing back. /Parent 8 0 R Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. 46 0 obj /Tabs /S /Tabs /S /Type /Page 47 0 obj /Group 71 0 R /Parent 8 0 R 48 0 obj How Many Hours is a Salaried Employee Required to Work? /Group 66 0 R This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Not good or legal ones though. I feel I would be included in this lawsuit as well. Recently, a California judge granted class certification to this group, even after defendant Dollar Tree Inc. expressed its opposition to the certification for this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal. /Parent 11 0 R One time in order to keep my boss from losing her job I worked from 7 am to 4pm. The DOL awards damages to former employees as a rule of thumb. Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. Supervisors unwittingly contribute to potential liability by praising employees who work off the-clock to stay within budgets. Every night at closing I was told to clock out at 10:15pm and continue working that was 45 free mins. endobj /Parent 8 0 R fWTTjC#WTSj"0V]@TVk?,2` @!vPIl f^,Jc(ROlb{"D 2HxbEX>n The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. California law provides various protections and rights to employees in the state in the areas of wrongful termination, workplace harassment, and regarding wage issues like overtime, minimum wages, meal breaks, vacation pay, and other issues related to compensation. 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] /Font << 12 0 obj D. dolly06 of Griffin, US. /Annots [] What is taking so long.??? %]!/#+SJt.K4r`q,`O;"y:fZ84 8au7:y"UPI$/PDQ[kyxF=||1HDr>Nsq%gyN7s:3Tz ?~[?[xvztx![x that she wanted to originally run my store. I also would also do payroll and other manager duties. The main objective is that employers implement an accurate procedure to track employee hours, and a reporting instrument to retain as record. /Parent 10 0 R /Type /Pages Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. You should contact an attorney to provide more information so you can receive more meaningful advise. /Type /Pages This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Never fails. 37 0 obj /Group 156 0 R Clocked out and then worked an additional off the clock shift from 4pm to 7am. endobj less than half of my shift, meanwhile ive been out of work because of it and covid related problems. In their lawsuit against the city, they said the eviction moratorium had led to rent losses of more than $2.7 million at Palmer's Medici project in downtown Los Angeles; nearly $2.8 million at . << I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. << This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. /Type /Page 28 0 obj Time recording is the most important element of accountability. Please contact me. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I Still work for dollar General and for the pay its not worth it they don't pay enough for the work they want done and its never appreciated we always have new people because people always quit. Cookie Notice >> /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. Sadly it happens everywhere. What do we use your information for? endobj working off the clock! I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. >> >> So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. /Count 2 It would be nice if the C E O of Dollar Tree would come and work in some of his stores, So he can Understand and feel what employees feel, like the Undercover Boss!!!!! Executive, administrative, or professional working in specified industries having commission-based contracts. What is going on??? In difficult economic times, employees may even believe that working off-the-clock is an unspoken expectation, especially if the employer fails to specifically discourage them from doing. Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . Dollar General recently announced it will install about 40,000 sneeze guards and provide employees with gloves across its stores, the company told NBC News. I feel it was unjust to beef let go like that after everything I had done for the store after being put in a position and just left to deal with things on my own. /Kids [14 0 R 15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R /StructParents 16 I asked for a week off after having turned the store around. /Annots [] /Subtype /Link I was fired by my DM for leaving building to go to bank and then sitting in my car to eat. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 21 0 obj What information do we collect? Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. endobj Off-the-clock work may happen when an employee is not tracking their time spent on work activities, but their employer allows it to happen. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Dollar Tree says that their workers are treated fairly when it comes to rest breaks and meal breaks. << /Tabs /S I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. 44 0 obj Phone: 1-310-556-4811. 3 0 obj The end of the line was this past weekend when I was told I had to bring my doctor's excuse in to my manager within 15 minutes even though I wasn't released to return to work until Monday. now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. I just found out my boss was putting in meal breaks in the system when me and other key holders did not take a meal break. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. All Rights Reserved. stream After doing a return a customer came over to the register and asked if I was opening, I replied " that no I would not be opening because I was on break", I then went back outside to finish my break. k`/jJ[4 ,"|D8/6( v JYr-2/ T,}]8 lV$ 9C p }DYxask5k5[kj;CNU0]%XryPGP-7/+PXSrZ8L]V6ORM1vOt;>Obc,)Z=KwU:P9wclwn#[G,o06V{rwJ&`v1Z4-2l2JL/n:tC#L 0?wZUvoGPd\6;J{+HjL2wAvzEf14imYdxz),zSPcfL~X1yamMw~/j35@pBP{VUSy{t|/>#v:d~N+Nb!=&Kx@WR9W #'};hIlO'%:;M#Q4XX.j? If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. If you worked for Dollar General at any time from August 23, 2017, until the present and would like to learn more about the case, please call us at 888.314.7449 or send an email to info@DollarGeneralLawsuit.com.

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