<< Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Disclaimer /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R] We werent supposed to be in the store by ourselves just invade anything happens and I opens the store on my way home Oran and I closed the store alone multiple times just so the door could make money and was never aloud to close the door down while by myself. According to the Department of Labor (DOL), employees must be paid for all extra hours worked, including working through their lunch break. /Annots [] /Group 161 0 R 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. Employees may check email or phone messages, or otherwise perform work in the evenings, on weekends, or even while on vacation. 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. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /XObject << >> x+ | /Parent 8 0 R Number of wage and hour lawsuits for back pay continues to rise, with considerable focus on failure to pay employees for overtime hours. /Parent 8 0 R /Tabs /S 35 0 obj 2 0 obj 44 0 obj 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. But I did for several months.First manager was school smart and told no experience they brought in a new manager, I trained her as well. << >> I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. << 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. And was never compensated for any of it. /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. Dollar general wouldn't even talk to me about it. I know that the employee's of Dollar General are working more then 30 min. 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. Liabilities under FLSA extend three (3) years back. Share it with your network! 49 0 obj She ended up being terminated for missing class and not returning to the store because she was sick with diabetes. /Group 71 0 R Supervisors unwittingly contribute to potential liability by praising employees who work off the-clock to stay within budgets. /Resources 122 0 R /Parent 3 0 R >> endobj It also informs them of their responsibilities to the employer and employees under state and federal wage laws. Changes to our Privacy Policy This coming from a district manager. /I0 181 0 R Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. We came in the a.m. I transferred to a new location. >> 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. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. >> /Contents [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R] 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. << /Type /Page Each week in was paid 160.00 under the table I received no pay stubs or anything. 4 0 obj /Names 4 0 R Terms of Service /StructParents 22 that she wanted to originally run my store. Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] 33 0 obj /Annots [] This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! >> Manager refused to stay after I told her that something is terribly wrong with my health. This is a horrific place to work! /F1 180 0 R Assignments or time that an employer has allowed an employee to wait to perform a task, thus counted as work, and will be paid. A man from Ocean County, New Jersey, just filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation, NJ.com reported on May 21. I worked many more hours that I was paid for. 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. endobj 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. In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. /Parent 3 0 R First, choose your state: . 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] For more information, please see our /Annots [] 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. The lawsuit was filed in Tennessee on behalf of all individuals employed by the defendant as key holders, i.e. >> /Contents [103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] Was denied. Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Figure the math your work load is 200 , your budget hrs are 156 that's minus our 40 hrs that they put in for us,but only key in one hr for managers at payroll time.Thats the biggest reason why DG can't keep managers.tjey ask for to much for to little.For any DG stores to be successful in the business you need to give to ger all that works for DG.Honor the statement serving others t & As store managers that's not happening,They Also have taken the incentives away ,like shrink bonuses with that said you can still receive a quarterly bonus but you still working hard to get that with little hours to work with.They really need to stop & realize what they can do for there employees instead of losing them.Whats right is there biggest speech serving others.We all are entitled to get what we deserve & work hard for. << I have so many reasons to be involved with this. stream 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. I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. /Tabs /S >> I havent heard anything since. I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. HORRIBLE. I'm the last 3 Yrs we have been going thru not having store mgrs.so I've had to run them without help mostly..having to borrow from other stores is almost impossible and I do not get paid a store mgr.salary but I am the store mgr when there isn't one, working long hrs working by myself I'm doing it now and it's affecting my health and when I do call or message my DM he hardly responds is there anything I can do about this? 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. Only to get a call from my Freight manager, that he needed me to pick him up. /Type /Page /Contents [98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R] Required fields are marked *. /StructParents 18 /Resources 137 0 R 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. /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] I received my unemployment after they asked for 2 hearings because she was exposed for unfairly firing me. Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. Top Class Actions is a legal news source If you are owed unpaid wages, we will represent you under our No Fee Promise, which means there are never any legal fees or costs unless you receive a settlement. << /StructParents 2 /Metadata 6 0 R /Tabs /S /StructParents 23 /Resources 142 0 R 16 0 obj If the employee must stay late to finish helping the customer, must be paid for that time even though shift is ended. /F1 169 0 R I applied for unemployment. << 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. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. /Type /Outlines I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. 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. Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. endobj I am expected to clock in for any help the cashier or a customer may need. /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] /Annots [] /Type /Page Dollar Tree employee TerryS. originally filed this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. >> >> Never fails. I worked for the Dollar tree in Issaquah Washington and I only made 11:50 and they were telling me from November to February that they were going to be paying $15 an hour but never ever gave me nothing but a 50 cent raise at 12:50 and now I work not even a half mile away and make 1826 for doing the same thing that I was doing at the Dollar tree, I work at dollar tree in Plaistow New Hampshire and I live in Haverhill Mass I only make $10 an hour and i work there for 7 months and Im still work. << (gI?zX]?woR'`{XAx$u7KX85g}mOu:gKp6/{1[z*4cCG"*k(xjycjmO4w`c1V,k0FEX\4,m`$N5Q2^-P|T(v.?ILI];_D)IMpvR"Q, Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014. 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. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] But as I'm reading everyone's comments about Dollar general I have never seen so much complaints. 25 0 obj << Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. Not to mention to take him home after the shift. We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree to work in some of his stores!! 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. I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. round off process. Posted on Apr 12, 2012. D. dolly06 of Griffin, US. 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. /Tabs /S This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. 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 . /Contents [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R] /Group 106 0 R >> I still am not receiving proper paychecks. /StructParents 10 /Font << I've worked for Dollar General for 12 Yrs.and almost every lunch break I've lost due to having to turn a key never get a whole 30 Min. An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. The job cost me my first babysitter due to working 98 hour weeks. 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. FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. BCV-18-102711. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. 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. >> I emailed my DM yesterday and still no reponce about my meal break. I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. Employers may find that they must limit employee access to technology to control overtime. endobj /AA 5 0 R /Parent 11 0 R Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. /Tabs /S I close every night but 2 nights off. Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. /Kids [42 0 R 43 0 R] I also would also do payroll and other manager duties. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. /I0 183 0 R I worked from October 2015 till December 22, 2016 with zero vacation time used. endstream I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. /Parent 8 0 R Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. 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 They knew all the register buttons and codes. Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. Capstones attorneys understand the tactics that well-financed defendants use to shield themselves from responsibility. 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 . There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. This new manager is making employees clock out and then count down their tilts . /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) Time recording is the most important element of accountability. I worked off the clock all the time and yes my time was changed to 1015 everytime I closed the store and I went to the bank for the manager on my off days and when I was scheduled to close that night. I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . /Type /Page /Filter /FlateDecode status of any class action settlement claim. Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. The lawsuit, filed in the US District . Lawsuit for working off the clock. >> These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. 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. Email: info@capstonelawyers.com /Group 121 0 R /Resources 102 0 R Can I sue the dollar general for working off the clock ? /Resources 92 0 R Employees should be clocked in during work. /Count 2 >> /Parent 8 0 R Forcing other employees to work harder to compensate for the lack of staff. >> Two former employees have filed a proposed class action that claims defendant Dollar General Corporation required them and similarly situated individuals to work off the clock, yet failed to pay them minimum or overtime wages. /Group 141 0 R 18 0 obj /Group 111 0 R Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways: Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email. An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. /Type /Page Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. 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. 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. 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. /Resources 132 0 R endobj /Kids [38 0 R] >> 46 0 obj 14 0 obj Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. Was this document helpful? document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); @2023 Top Class Actions. Sears Pharmacies Overtime Pay Claims & Lawsuits. worked 38 hours setting u new store, paystub shows 7,75! I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Parent 8 0 R << that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, /Annots [] /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 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. 48 0 obj /StructParents 4 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!! I engaged into the lawsuit that was going on for unpaid wages and have heard nothing back. 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. 13 0 obj Wal-Mart said on Tuesday that it would pay at least $352 million, and possibly far more, to settle lawsuits across the country claiming that it forced employees to work off the clock.. 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. when performing work for Dollar General. 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. Lawsuits can be collective as well. /Tabs /S 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. 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. Unfortunately I had family issues and had to move back to Minnesota. Two former employees have filed a proposed class action that claims defendant Dollar General Corporation required them and similarly situated individuals to work off the clock, yet failed to pay them minimum or overtime wages. Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. administrator or law firm. 42 0 obj endstream Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. 38 0 obj When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. /Resources << 41 0 obj 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. We also pay all court fees and litigation expenses so it literally costs you nothing to get started. 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. Constantly could not maintain a full staff. An employee working unpaid may request back-pay, including compensation for liquidated damages. Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the When you have employees that dont want to show, which is truly at any job, but still makes it hard when you have young children to take care of. /Length 484 /Annots [] /Type /Page << Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. /StructParents 0 When an employee is instructed to rework a project without pay. Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. I took it and my keys, sick and was treated like a lowlife even though over the past 5 years I may have called in sick a handful of times. /Filter /FlateDecode It was a 3 million dollar store. Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. endobj 27 0 obj /C [0 0 1] 11 0 obj /Type /Page No response from corporate. I also believe the manager was adding lunch times in for us, even though their was not enough staff to take a lunch. 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. It is a major problem statewide. Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. /Group 91 0 R 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. 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 17 /Type /Pages /StructParents 3 >> /Resources 82 0 R In the lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Mary Clark, a former assistant manager at a Dollar General Store in Moulton, Ala., and Michelle Shannon, a former assistant manager at a store in Cullman, Ala., said they were required or permitted to work off the clock before and after regular shifts. /Parent 8 0 R Put it application, manager hired me under the table, had me doing the work that the other employees wouldn't do, for way less pay. /Contents [168 0 R] Do we use cookies? 47 0 obj /Font << << /Type /Page Think in terms of how you will be able to prove you are working those hours.