43 0 obj Since I had 2 asst. /StructParents 3 FAQ Performing job duties during lunch breaks. If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below. Assignments or time that an employer has allowed an employee to wait to perform a task, thus counted as work, and will be paid. endobj /BaseFont /Times-Bold Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. 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. /Border [0 0 0] >> >> dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do /Group 101 0 R I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. >> This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. I also believe the manager was adding lunch times in for us, even though their was not enough staff to take a lunch. /StructParents 19 Upon my first promotion to a key position, I was told by my manager that I was to stay on store premises and be available during my, "off the clock" lunch. /Font << The lawsuit, filed in the US District . As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. We partner with local counsel when needed in litigation outside California. /I0 183 0 R Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. 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.. Then finally she quit by 2014 i had a new manager dec of 2014 i was up for a promotiin to assistant manager when they found out i was pregnant i was told i couldnt get my promotion until i returned from maternity leave because they would have to pay me for my leave so at 33 wks pregnant i had no choice but to take my leave because aa hard as they was making me work i started having pregnancy complications from not being able to take breaks and lunches so i could eat because we were expected to work through them so i was having problems with my sugar levels dropping i was scared if i didnt take leave i was going to lose my baby or we both werent going to make it i was out of work 8 weeks with no pay because i was denied my promotion soon as i returned i was promoted my the hours on my checks were never what i kept track of because the managers would go to send time in and take hours we worked of so they wouldnt go over their allowed schedule hours because if they did they got fussed at by the district manager because the district managers wouldnt recieve their bonuses i asked the district manager about the managers taking our worked hours he told me he would investigate it to my knowledge no investigation was ever done so i called corperate and they told me that it was the district managers responsibility. 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. 21 0 obj This comes from a California Supreme Court ruling in an off-the clock work lawsuit. 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. endobj 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. /Tabs /S If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. endobj 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. Lawsuits and disputes questions; Personal injury questions; Real estate questions; Traffic tickets questions; Wills and estates questions; 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. and no time off. endobj He claims that Dollar Trees time clock rules ensured that workers received a shorter break than should be allowed them by law. A large portion of my lunch is spent walking from the break room to the cash register to see what the cashier needs. /StructParents 20 48 0 obj /Subtype /Type1 As a store manager, you are paid for a 40hr work week. WOW!!!. 15 0 obj This went on all last winter. >> << I believe I can be a part of this lawsuit. /F1 180 0 R /Group 116 0 R /Parent 12 0 R 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 /Tabs /S /Font << /XObject << 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. 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. Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? /Type /Page /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 377 Similarly, an employer may request an employee perform work duties off the clock. /Parent 8 0 R Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. /Annots [] 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? I came in December for a second shift and was told HR was terminating me, told her okay. /Type /Page Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal. >> /Resources << /Resources 52 0 R /Parent 12 0 R I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. /Parent 3 0 R I worked for DG for 3 years, towards the end the manager quiet so I was made manager but still getting paid cashair wages, I had to go to the bank after my shift and I worked plenty open to close shifts. endobj Sadly it happens everywhere. >> << /Resources << /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] /Type /Pages /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] /Tabs /S endobj When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. Being required to check or respond to voicemails or emails when you're off the clock. endobj << By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I was fired by my DM for leaving building to go to bank and then sitting in my car to eat. Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. 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. 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. You could just call us free labor . 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. /Font << /Font << I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. Employers should be advised that liquidated damages awards are equal to the amount that would be owed in unpaid earnings. /Group 156 0 R 8 0 obj GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. x+ | /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. The previous manager had just been fired. 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. /Type /Page I believe I am entitled to unpaid wages. /C [0 0 1] 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 . Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- Dollar General concluded that Thomas took the CBLs for them and falsified company records to suggest they were traineda terminable offense. I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. 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 was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. 39 0 obj Never fails. >> >> 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. /Kids [38 0 R] >> /Tabs /S 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. 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. Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. that arrangements were made. Before commenting, please review our comment policy. << What is going on??? We believe that these are violations of California's Labor Code, and we also believe that these violations occurred on a systematic basis to Dollar General employees. Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. stream /Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] << So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. Started as cashier they only wanted to give us 20hours a week, if that went to asst. One time in order to keep my boss from losing her job I worked from 7 am to 4pm. He had an investigator check into my story. /StructParents 21 You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Posted on Apr 12, 2012. It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. 7 0 obj /Type /Page x[mo8O2(")Xu{iR$6zh,J{8 lpygmU,qUWgO/f^ {3{ur3.lqF)QfW':-F`SF"f2XvaG\E1`&~bt*jY8fD?E ;Rf:IM? Xa].W[jga$W!oV\#(xn_Pk2~p D$Yf5vUCHd rXu*&I*/zDY"7oL`cers|)Ya5BD),IxqK\ Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. 23 0 obj In his ruling, the Judge wrote, Dollar Tree also claims that the actual work does not resume until several minutes after a shift is scheduled to begin, and that no employees have been subject to discipline for clocking in precisely at the start of the shift, or within five minutes thereafter.. /Annots [] 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. Just last night after being there 8 hrs. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I was fired by what I consider a conspiracy. /Group 131 0 R /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] Now they refuse to pay me I still havent recieved any money they claim it was sent out after two weeks no income I quit which I was told by an employee thats what they wanted me to do so they didnt turn in my payroll on time nor my paperless account so it could go in direct deposit so its been 4 weeks and Im still not payed and they are trying to deny my unemployment telling them I quit. No need to spend hours finding a lawyer, post a job and get custom quotes from experienced lawyers instantly. When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. >> /StructParents 7 Employees should be clocked in during work. In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. 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. In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. 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. Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. I make less than a dollar more then a cashier. FLSA prohibits employees working off-the-clock without due cause. Read This Now! I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. I know that the employee's of Dollar General are working more then 30 min. /Count 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] May provide an initial consultation for free. /Type /Page According to the news outlet, 38-year-old Eric Sica was fired from his job as a stocking clerk at a Dollar General in Point Pleasant. /Group 121 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. Thomas denied that misconduct and said she told the employees to take the computer training "off the clock." An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. 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. /Annots [] 18 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R 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. Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. >> Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. This Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. If I hadnt picked up the manager, Ive been sitting in the parking lot for a whole shift doing nothing. WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. /BS << So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. /I0 181 0 R It also said it will pay employees. We should get paid anything over our required hours of 48.75. 2 members' "off the clock" claims are unified through a common theory of FLSA . << /XObject << /StructParents 15 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. /Contents [174 0 R] << Im apart of this lawsuit I want to know how to get payment please get on contact with me. Whatever the forum or venue, Capstone Law invests the time and resources necessary to vigorously prosecute its cases. 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. 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. 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. /Parent 9 0 R /Type /Page 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. They said they had been watching for months why wait till I wouldnt travel to say something if they had all that and why am I the only one that was let go when I know for a fact of employees that are there today steeling. /Count 31 Find a lawyer near you. I was a SM for DG and was just fired last week due to not chasing, Hi my name is Brenda Reed I have worked for Dollar General for six and a half years I just got fired on Friday for leadership and I worked over 70 the 80 hours a week for this company day in and day out and I was a store manager had no lunches had no brakes I open to close and this is the way I get treated I got hurt last year they made me take my vacation and use it for my pay instead of them paying me because I got hurt on the job and had workman's comp made me miss doctor's appointments in my therapist if you can call me please let me know. 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. I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. You must contact the >> /Parent 8 0 R >> 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. It wasnt until I brought department of labor into it that they finally acknowledged me. What is taking so long.??? A man from Ocean County, New Jersey, just filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation, NJ.com reported on May 21. The plaintiffs say Dollar General maintained a policy of allowing, inducing, and incentivizing store managers to require, force, expect, encourage and/or suffer and permit proposed class members to work off the clock before, during and after shifts. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. /Annots [] 45 0 obj Employer direct request is considered due cause. I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding /Annots [] /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 107 0 R /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] I applied for other jobs and they are told I was fired when they check. You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. 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. The DOL awards damages to former employees as a rule of thumb. Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. Employer guidelines should be clear and provide explicit examples of what constitutes off-the-clock infringements in the workplace to not foster misinterpretations. 40 0 obj 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. When an employee becomes unhappy at work or is terminated, that is when generally see a lawsuit filed. /Pages 3 0 R We use cookies to help us remember and process registrations, understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. >> /Type /Page Unloading trucks, working all night to stock. 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. << But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. I signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. 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. I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. endobj I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. 14 0 obj The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] When you work at dollar general everybody needs to take the etips test for selling liquor. Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. 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. 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. << expected to be mailed out. Just want to tell people. /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] /Resources 132 0 R Ive worked for Dollar Tree for 6 years, and I mostly didnt hate it, the store I worked at in Michigan was nice, with good people, there were never any real issues. >> Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. /Type /Page 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); /Tabs /S Capstones attorneys understand the tactics that well-financed defendants use to shield themselves from responsibility. /Type /Page I think they need to start hiring more people because I just recently started my job at Dollar general on June 19th and don't get me wrong but I love working at Dollar general but I was told by two manager that they wanted me to become assistance mananger but one top manager called on of the other Dollar general manager that I worked for before I transferred to this one and asked how I would do if they promoted me and she told him that I can't do it that I wouldn't be able to handle it so that pissed me off because I have never called for any days off or called out I'm always on time, somewhat covering for people losing time with my husband and child it's effecting me life outside of work they talk bad about my husband because he is the only one that takes me to work and picks me up while he work from 12am to 8am. /Parent 8 0 R >> /Group 146 0 R We were still under staffed. Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. endobj

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