We worked by yourself many times. 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. I took my so called lunch break, I was interrupted as usual to do a return. 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Capstone Law has the talent, experience, financial resources and depth of knowledge to successfully litigate the most complex and challenging cases against the countrys largest corporations when they ignore labor laws and workplace protections, make deceptive claims, violate privacy protections, or sell defective products and services. 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 . /Length 3384 /Parent 8 0 R Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. /Annots [] /Tabs /S Time recording is the most important element of accountability. a day. /Parent 8 0 R The LA Times told the story of Los Angeles sanitation workers whose lunch breaks were being unlawfully regulated. 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. Number of wage and hour lawsuits for back pay continues to rise, with considerable focus on failure to pay employees for overtime hours. Taking the responsibility to ensure that employees are working at times clearly set by policies, as well as training supervisors, and limiting access to technology are recommendations to meeting workplace best practices under FLSA. /Group 76 0 R Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. 37 0 obj Sadly it happens everywhere. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 15 endobj Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. /Contents [63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R] We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. /Font << << /Tabs /S /Group 131 0 R /Annots [] 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. Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. What are your thoughts, my 3rd week of working. Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. Once I had the store turned around and profitable(#2 in district) and had my customer connect numbers in the top 10 in the region my Dm started firing my employees. << Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. Back in 2014, there was a public-entity lunch break case that highlighted a worker's right to spend his or her lunch break uninterrupted. 31 0 obj Since I had 2 asst. Exemption of employees from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements, are those rules which are considered to be: Under the FLSA, all non-exempt workers must be paid for all hours worked. The company has a rule that a worker may not clock in more than seven minutes in advance of a shift or clock out more than seven minutes after a shift end. 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. >> I have been with the company since Oct 17 and now it is Sept 18, I have worked through countless breaks without getting paid. /StructParents 1 I am overworked and bout ready to drop this is ridiculous especially with a company that keeps building stores and not enough workers to work them!! Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /A << /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] << /Kids [39 0 R] 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 << /Resources << /Kids [38 0 R] Employees should be clocked in during work. 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. What do we use your information for? We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. 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); not providing employees with timely, uninterrupted meal and/or rest breaks; not paying employees one hour of pay for each missed meal or rest break; not providing employees proper wage statements (pay stubs); failing to maintain accurate payroll records; not paying wages timely during employment and upon termination; failing to pay the time spent for and the costs of mandatory physical examinations and/or drug testing; and. /I0 181 0 R I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. administrator or law firm. 1 0 obj /Annots [] This browser does not support PDFs. /Resources 62 0 R Then manager. /Filter /FlateDecode I close every night but 2 nights off. I worked many more hours that I was paid for. Forcing other employees to work harder to compensate for the lack of staff. 45 0 obj Featured review. Employees may check email or phone messages, or otherwise perform work in the evenings, on weekends, or even while on vacation. /Tabs /S I was fired by what I consider a conspiracy. Despite such good intentions, employees cannot choose to decline the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employers cannot refuse to pay. 24 0 obj I have been working for dollar general since December 2015 and I'm a lead now I was an assistant manager I stepped down to a lead because I was told that I had to work when the manager wasn't going to be in the store and we have other leads working also if I needed to be off and she was off I was told I couldn't be off also I have been there 2yrs and some months and on my hour lunch break I have to clock out but still work because I always work with a cashier so there for I have to help the cashier if they get a line I have to give a key turn if they need one yet and still I'm suppose to be on my break and this happens all the time. An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. /F1 175 0 R /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] /Contents [98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R] This was done as a means of avoiding paying the workers overtime wages, the lawsuit claims. endobj >> >> Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. 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); Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. << stream I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. Employer direct request is considered due cause. Read This Now! /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Group 86 0 R I am expected to clock in for any help the cashier or a customer may need. 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? /Resources << This new manager is making employees clock out and then count down their tilts . /Group 166 0 R 48 0 obj << Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. How do we protect your information? /Tabs /S I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. << << Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 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 . /StructParents 11 /Group 156 0 R Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. /Annots [47 0 R] I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. /Resources 92 0 R Share it with your network! >> Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. >> that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, DON'T work for DG, I am a store manager for DG and I am to work tomorrow 12/31/17 with no break at all. He had an investigator check into my story. When you work at dollar general everybody needs to take the etips test for selling liquor. /Type /Page >> endobj I worked with a friend.. 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. 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. /Type /Page /Filter /FlateDecode They knew all the register buttons and codes. Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. Employers could easily recognize who was working late because the employees had to stay in the building to continue working. << I have so many reasons to be involved with this. Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. The statute of limitations is customarily two (2) years, yet employers are liable three (3) years for intentional violation of FLSA wage and hour laws. I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. endobj Before commenting, please review our comment policy. xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Count 2 stream And was never compensated for any of it. 25 0 obj >> If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. << Unpaid preparation is classified as pre-work act such as truck warming, loading, transferring of equipment or worksite preparation, are scenarios where a worker is at times off-the-clock. 23 0 obj Being required to check or respond to voicemails or emails when you're off the clock. WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] /Type /Page /Parent 8 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Tabs /S endstream /Font << /Type /Metadata He claims that Dollar Trees time clock rules ensured that workers received a shorter break than should be allowed them by law. Can anyone do anything about this over this way. /Annots [] Disclaimer /I0 183 0 R She insisted I go to bank every day before 2, then used it to fire me because she was angry over over not getting her bonus. Never fails. 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 . After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. /Resources << Posted on Apr 12, 2012. << I want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] when performing work for Dollar General. Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. It also said it will pay employees. Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 122 0 R 13 0 obj /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /XObject << Dollar Tree employee TerryS. originally filed this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. x+ | /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Double liabilities in the form of liquidated damages are the risk employers sustain when exposure is too high. Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. SOURCE Dollar General Corporation CONTACT: Investor Contact, Emma Jo Kauffman, +1-615-855-5525, or Media Contact, Andrea Ewin Turner, +1-615-855-5209, both of Dollar General Corporation /Resources << Scan this QR code to download the app now. dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. /Annots [] /Annots [] Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. 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. /Parent 8 0 R 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. /ITXT (2.1.7) Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. Only to get a call from my Freight manager, that he needed me to pick him up. /Type /Page /Parent 12 0 R /XObject << >> 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. /Count 2 Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R Please help. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. Im apart of this lawsuit I want to know how to get payment please get on contact with me. >> /Outlines 2 0 R So let's say that each employee is expect to work through there lunch (30 min) and manager keys a lunch break in that equals 18,634.5 hours. 2 0 obj /Tabs /S UpCounsel lawyers represent the top 5 percent attorneys in the United States, graduating from top law schools such as Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding 3]@uWbz6lfxwsM: ?zVBJZ? 6 0 obj /Font << endobj I worked from October 2015 till December 22, 2016 with zero vacation time used. Never fails. /XObject << /Resources 137 0 R >> /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] /Subtype /Type1 First, choose your state: . Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. /Parent 8 0 R I was left go just before Christmas being told I stole hours, and asked how they could even prove that I was there at those times. /XObject << Your Consent Corrado Rizzi is the Senior Managing Editor of ClassAction.org. 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. Think in terms of how you will be able to prove you are working those hours. Every night at closing I was told to clock out at 10:15pm and continue working that was 45 free mins. >> << off the clock. Contacting Us Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. 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. Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. >> << /Border [0 0 0] We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree to work in some of his stores!! Stating they could only find 2 hours and some change of time i not paid. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Want High Quality, Transparent, and Affordable Legal Services? The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. As a store manager, you are paid for a 40hr work week. You may, however, visit our site anonymously. A Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit claims the popular discount chain has been short-changing its employees by using an unfair time clock system. We were still under staffed. /AA 5 0 R within the three (3) years preceding the filing of this lawsuit. This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! endobj 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 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S << 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. This is a frequent thing for DG. /Type /Page The lawsuit, entitled De Jesus v. Dollar General Corporation, et al., is currently pending in Kern County Superior Court, Case No. The FLSA regulations literally state that management cannot sit back and accept the benefits of an employees labor without paying for the time. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. 42 0 obj I loved it. /Type /Page Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. /Parent 8 0 R I did so. /Tabs /S /Resources 107 0 R They also claimed they do not have access to my email addresss, which is funny- as I have always been a paperless employee which is how they send my W-2s to me They are also badgering me to return to work, because they want it to appear that i have agreed to accept their insulting 2 hours of pay, that isnt even accurate to what I can actually prove. You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] I had a great Dm and great managers around me. /Parent 11 0 R /Annots [] https://topclassactions.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit Claims Unfair Time Clock System, Social Security Disability application & appeal claim review, Abbott baby formula recall lawsuit investigation. I was then told that I should have clocked back in and completed her transaction. /Resources 57 0 R /Resources 97 0 R drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. /Type /Catalog Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. Do we disclose any information to outside parties? Hi,I'm a store manager for DG as we speak.What I have seen through the years I've been here is you work every day all day long because this company thinks the store manager don't have a life on the outside .This company is a million dollar Corporation you would think they would match the hours with the work load that comes in the stores ,why do that when us managers work 48 to 90 hours a week with no incentives for our hard work were human to. /Type /Page endobj /BS << To determine whether you are eligible for filing a wage claim against Dollar General, contact our experienced overtime pay lawyers at (855) 754-2795 for a free consultation. Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. Doing so places you under no obligations and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. /StructParents 17 >> The lawsuit, filed in the US District . /Count 31 You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. /Group 91 0 R Do I qualify for the lawsuit? I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. 8 0 obj assistant store managers and lead sales associates. 22 0 obj /Contents [179 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. >> Our Code serves as a handy reference guide when potential unethical situations arise. This went on all last winter. 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. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] /Annots [] For more information, please see our endobj Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. /Type /Page I applied for unemployment. /StructParents 21
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