/MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Subtype /XML I want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! /Type /Page /Parent 8 0 R 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. /Annots [] We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. I was in my position for 2 weeks and our Store manager went to another store altogether. Top Class /Resources << Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. 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); 18 0 obj /Resources << endobj Some states have labor code penalties that apply if employers are mandating or reaping the benefits of off-the-clock work. I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. endobj >> << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] She ended up being terminated for missing class and not returning to the store because she was sick with diabetes. << New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. /Count 1 /Tabs /S Of your sm see you worked off the clock and does not add that time to your pay they can be fired. The lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General claim that the companies used "blinkered" or incorrect tests in their hiring process, which resulted in disproportionate screening of applicants. 44 0 obj /Group 151 0 R Not to mention to take him home after the shift. << /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding endobj >> /Annots [] GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Aug 04, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) announced today that the judge in the collective action lawsuit pending against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued a ruling during the trial decertifying the class which had . Despite such good intentions, employees cannot choose to decline the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employers cannot refuse to pay. endobj Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. endobj >> /Parent 8 0 R 30 0 obj 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. << /Font << endobj >> Find the best ones near you. Employees may check email or phone messages, or otherwise perform work in the evenings, on weekends, or even while on vacation. /Type /Page All Rights Reserved. /Parent 8 0 R Tennessee . /Resources 62 0 R /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] Scan this QR code to download the app now. 43 0 obj Even on a 30 min break it's the same thing which Dollar general is taking out of my pay for a hour lunch break and I'm not getting a hour break because I have to help the cashier because they don't have keys and can't get there own change or do there own key turns.and this has been going on since I have been there maybe a couple of times I have worked it was a key with me but the majority of the 2yrs and some months its been with a cashier.i work at store number 14458 in Columbus Ga and just found out that I should be paid for this. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] << Wage theft is the illegal practice of not paying workers for all of their work including; violating minimum wage laws, not paying overtime, forcing workers to work off the clock, and much more. /StructParents 13 Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. /Resources 92 0 R A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. I loved it. 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. /Tabs /S 28 0 obj >> I believe I can be a part of this lawsuit. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Similarly, an employer may request an employee perform work duties off the clock. The information on this site has been created by Capstone Law APC for informational purposes only, and is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. within the three (3) years preceding the filing of this lawsuit. 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. Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. In essence, the plaintiff claims that instead of giving workers proper overtime pay as is required by law, Dollar Tree pays them a nondiscretionary bonus. If one ever takes a position over cashier they are subject to interrupted breaks, and forced to remain on the property with responsibility for all issues inside that are above the scope of a cashier's duties. No response from corporate. Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. /StructParents 21 I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. Being required to check or respond to voicemails or emails when you're off the clock. /Annots [] The lawsuit, filed in the US District . /Type /Metadata I've went from 130 pounds to 108 due to the stress, overworked, and lack of proper uninterrupted lunches due me according to dg policy. This Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit is seeking to certify a Class of hundreds of Dollar Tree distribution center employees who claim that they have been shortchanged on pay and that the companys system of clocking meal and rest breaks is unfair and cheats them of time that should be spent for break time. /StructParents 1 /Parent 3 0 R administrator or law firm. I worked for Dollar General in Mississippi would like paperwork for class action I was told if I resigned I would not get paid for vacation I also had to stay on premises for breaks. Hourly employees reported they were forced to work "off the clock" and had their pay records altered, according to a separate wage theft lawsuit filed in New York District Court in 2006. 1 0 obj Not showing 31 hours of work time!! /Tabs /S ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% /Contents [98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R] I was fired by what I consider a conspiracy. >> I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 40 minutes taken out of every shift all winter long and not to be paid for it, I dont know what Im supposed to do. >> /Count 31 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. There are 12,423 Stores. /Resources 127 0 R The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. 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. 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. stream << Do we use cookies? stream /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 107 0 R /PageMode /UseNone /Length 484 /Tabs /S /Resources 87 0 R I am a dollar general store manager working between 60 - 70 hours per week. 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 . endobj With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. endobj Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. Then manager. Doing so places you under no obligations and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. endobj 22 0 obj You could just call us free labor . As part of our commitment to social justice, our firm supports public policy, educational campaigns and legislative efforts to secure and expand the rights of consumers and working people. << Until i worked for them i gave them 110 percent only to be just one of their casualties and i no im not the only one they did this to how do i become part of this lawsuit to help stand up for people like me, I was a manager for12 yrs with this company.I understand the horror stories.I was terminated after doing what I was told to do.it is unfair I was denied unemployment because I broke company policy and my do would not back me up,he threw me under the bus.so if I can get any legal help or help someone else I would be glad to wither way. Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. >> The lawsuit alleges the following violations against Dollar General: failing to calculate the regular rate of pay properly, for purposes of paying overtime; not paying at least minimum wages for all . /F1 45 0 R endobj You must contact the 35 0 obj This browser does not support PDFs. /Annots [] >> /Parent 8 0 R /I0 173 0 R /Type /Font I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. I recently quit dollar General as an assistant manager after almost 5 years of working off the clock sometimes til early hours of the morning. Low payroll hours to operate a store that is open from 8am - 10pm 7 days a week. I suppose to had 38.5 hrs last week and ended up with 34.5 because she put in meal breaks that wasn't suppose to be. Number of wage and hour lawsuits for back pay continues to rise, with considerable focus on failure to pay employees for overtime hours. endobj /Parent 8 0 R There is frequent schedule manipulation, and even claims that there were days I was late or just didnt show up, which is not true at all, and I can prove it with my debit card transactions in adjacent businesses while i was waiting for a key-holder to show up. /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] << You should contact an attorney to provide more information so you can receive more meaningful advise. Ok I also worked for dollar tree in ga and let me tell you I traveled for them 3 times over 40 miles one way and back and received no pay as I was promised to get paid for the trips so I then refused to travel and they corner me up after having me train my replacement and not telling me anything about it first hem me up and say they have proof I was voiding off things to keep money which is a total lie. I asked for 3 days in a row off it was refused. Please reply with similar experiences and I may DM you with a number you can call to join the suit. /Resources 102 0 R Never fails. endobj /Kids [39 0 R] Employers should be advised that liquidated damages awards are equal to the amount that would be owed in unpaid earnings. /Resources 52 0 R /BaseFont /Times-Bold Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. 32 0 obj We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. << Hablamos Espaol. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 17 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. /StructParents 19 19 0 obj We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. << /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] The previous manager had just been fired. As a store manager, you are paid for a 40hr work week. /AA 5 0 R 10 0 obj Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. May provide an initial consultation for free. /Annots [] First, choose your state: . 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. 34 0 obj /Subtype /Type1 The DOL awards damages to former employees as a rule of thumb. /Type /Pages 24 0 obj /Count 2 The lawsuit was filed in Tennessee on behalf of all individuals employed by the defendant as key holders, i.e. Signed up for lawsuit never got nothing and my checks were never what they should of been.. Wonder why I never got something from settlement I did fill out the packet..? 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. We were still under staffed. 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. /Resources 137 0 R << An employee who has been working off-the-clock is often illegal, an attorney may be able to help you file a claim for back pay, understand whether covered by the FLSA or answer questions about the rights as a worker. 39 0 obj Changes to our Privacy Policy endobj By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. /Annots [] What are your thoughts, my 3rd week of working. But plaintiffs dont agree that policies are fair. /Group 76 0 R >> Before commenting, please review our comment policy. /Annots [] When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. I worked there 11 years and I never had a uninterrupted 30 or 10min break they fired me because I was starting to find out about what the store manager was up to and they used my sick time and wont tell me why, Your email address will not be published. I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. It also said it will pay employees. /I0 178 0 R << Sometimes employees are happy to work a little extra because they like their job, or receive some side perks, but when something goes wrong, and theyre not so happy, they start calling attorneys. >> I ran the store working 98 hours a week with no lunch, and no time off for several months.The district manager lied to the corporation about whom was running the store. /Type /Font Please contact me. Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding 29 0 obj endobj endobj Each week in was paid 160.00 under the table I received no pay stubs or anything. According to the Department of Labor (DOL), employees must be paid for all extra hours worked, including working through their lunch break. /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The penalties under California off-the-clock work law, for example, are up to $200 per worker for every pay period during which off-the-clock work was performed. endobj Capstone Law seeks to represent employees, consumers and investors across the country in litigation involving labor and workplace rights, privacy laws, automobile and other product defects, consumer protection, false advertising or other deceptive trade practices, and securities fraud. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Cookie Notice /Type /Page Similarly, unpaid work post-shift, like finishing, cleaning, and returning equipment is off-the-clock. >> /Length 10 You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. /Group 156 0 R This went on all last winter. /Type /Page /Resources 117 0 R << Sears Pharmacies Overtime Pay Claims & Lawsuits. Time recording is the most important element of accountability. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. We partner with local counsel when needed in litigation outside California. /Tabs /S Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. /Border [0 0 0] The main objective is that employers implement an accurate procedure to track employee hours, and a reporting instrument to retain as record. About 5 minutes later the cashier came to tell me that the DM was on the phone, explaining to me that the women that was in there was a District Manager from another district and that I had been rude to her because I went back to break. /Parent 3 0 R They were treating me like a regular worker instead of manager I did stocking my first 3 days instead of proper assistant manager training . No need to spend hours finding a lawyer, post a job and get custom quotes from experienced lawyers instantly. I worked from October 2015 till December 22, 2016 with zero vacation time used. {*{ /Contents [177 0 R] >> that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, /Annots [47 0 R] 33 0 obj So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. I would travel and didnt get traveling pay for miles. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Performing sidework. >> Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. 46 0 obj << << Online Privacy Policy Only /I0 183 0 R >> 20 0 obj >> /Tabs /S document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 Overtime Pay Laws, All Rights Reserved | Call (757) 278-0364 For Free Case Review | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. >> Do we disclose any information to outside parties? /StructParents 5 document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_4" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Please note: Top Class Actions is not a settlement endobj /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. /Parent 8 0 R /I0 181 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Annots [] Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . /Resources 97 0 R Share it with your network! >> /Parent 8 0 R Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. round off process. I also worked for this Company as an ASM, I didn't get meal breaks and I also worked sis days a week sometimes opening and closing the store. /Parent 8 0 R /Annots [] /Type /Page \ALQp Employers may find that they must limit employee access to technology to control overtime. 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. Working off the clock is illegal under both federal and California labor laws. Shift control is key to limiting overtime. 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. >> /StructParents 18 endobj I believe I am entitled to unpaid wages. This is still happening and happened in Illinois as well for years and was literally just changed so how do we go about including Illinois and all the DC3 associates in this lawsuit as it has not only happened in California but here in Illinois as well? So I did the only thing I could do to fix things that needed to properly be fixed and only that, the assistant that left gave me her information so I could do what needed to be done.