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<< endobj /Length 377 Every night at closing I was told to clock out at 10:15pm and continue working that was 45 free mins. Manager refused to stay after I told her that something is terribly wrong with my health. This is a horrific place to work! I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. >> /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] 44 0 obj What information do we collect? For more information, please see our 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. /Type /Page The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. >> /Parent 8 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. 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 . /Parent 11 0 R /F1 172 0 R You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. /W 0 I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . endobj /Group 151 0 R that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, 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. >> Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. << Dollar Tree says that their workers are treated fairly when it comes to rest breaks and meal breaks. Common examples of off-the-clock work violations include: Unpaid pre-shift and post-shift work such as: Attending meetings or training, or; Performing opening and closing tasks. When you work at dollar general everybody needs to take the etips test for selling liquor. /Group 81 0 R /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] Your Consent A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. In Starbucks case, California court says workers owed for off-the-clock She refused to give me my breaks or lunch on time days I didnt get lunch when working up 7 or 8 hours . 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. I want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! I turned in my keys and quit. Off-the-Clock Work Laws | Laws about Off-the-Clock Work - Gibbs Law Group 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. >> /Tabs /S 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. endobj Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the Acting in "good faith" means that you provide all the information you have and you believe it to be . So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. However, while federal laws may allow small increments of off-the-clock work, California law completely prohibits working off the clock. >> 23 0 obj This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. 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. failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. /Type /Page >> >> endobj 41 0 obj /Contents [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R] Liabilities under FLSA extend three (3) years back. >> 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. Terms and Conditions. /Type /Metadata Yes, it is against the law for an employer to require an employee to work off the clock. << endobj Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. Im apart of this lawsuit I want to know how to get payment please get on contact with me. >> Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /Parent 8 0 R And according to my DM we are suppose to be on call24/7 as a store manager, I WAS A STORE MANAGER FOR 3 YEARS AND ALSO WORKED 70 HOURS A WEEK AND ONLY GOT PAID FOR 40 HOURS A WEEK. /StructParents 21 It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. manager. In fact, a number of our attorneys previously worked for large national law firms and graduated from top law schools, including Harvard, University of Michigan, UCLA, and USC. 7 0 obj Please reply with similar experiences and I may DM you with a number you can call to join the suit. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. The LA Times told the story of Los Angeles sanitation workers whose lunch breaks were being unlawfully regulated. 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 Never fails. 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. The employer expects availability after hours, the potential liability for unpaid hours increases because the employer reasonably should have known that work was being performed. endobj >> You must contact the I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. 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.. Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. << /Contents [68 0 R 69 0 R 70 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. 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. This comes from a California Supreme Court ruling in an off-the clock work lawsuit. So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. By submitting your comment and contact information, you agree to receive marketing emails from Top Class Actions regarding this and/or similar lawsuits or settlements, and/or to be contacted by an attorney or law firm to discuss the details of your potential case at no charge to you if you qualify. /Type /Page 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. >> Top Class Actions is a legal news source %]!/#+SJt.K4r`q,`O;"y:fZ84 8au7:y"UPI$/PDQ[kyxF=||1HDr>Nsq%gyN7s:3Tz ?~[?[xvztx![x The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. 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. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. Is Working Off the Clock Illegal for Employees - QuickBooks I believe I can be a part of this lawsuit. /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] /XObject << >> 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. /Type /Outlines Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] Thomas denied that misconduct and said she told the employees to take the computer training "off the clock." 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. endobj /Resources 162 0 R Find the best ones near you. 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. /Tabs /S An employer in violation of the law by allowing for unpaid, work off-the-clock, or ignoring the activity and not paying the time, rather than communicating where and when the work should take place, is in violation of FLSA law. /Group 111 0 R Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. /XObject << Unfortunately I had family issues and had to move back to Minnesota. I transferred to a new location. << Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. within the three (3) years preceding the filing of this lawsuit. I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. Privacy Policy | 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. /Parent 8 0 R /Subtype /Link It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. endstream /F1 175 0 R Not to mention to take him home after the shift. >> 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. Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. >> /Type /Page endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] This is a frequent thing for DG. >> form | Employee Representative Action Against Dollar General 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. /Annots [] Constantly could not maintain a full staff. Email: info@capstonelawyers.com >> /Group 61 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pages 3 0 R Was this document helpful? 43 0 obj When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. /Resources << 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? Read our Newswire Disclaimer. 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. /Type /Page /Kids [38 0 R] >> GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. Clocked out and then worked an additional off the clock shift from 4pm to 7am. >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. /Annots [] and no time off. 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); 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. 6 0 obj /StructParents 17 The job cost me my first babysitter due to working 98 hour weeks. 2 0 obj 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. 29 0 obj /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] Sears Pharmacies Overtime Pay Claims & Lawsuits. Employer direct request is considered due cause. 13 0 obj /Resources << Can anyone do anything about this over this way. Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. /Parent 8 0 R 21 0 obj /Annots [] /Type /Font 16 0 obj I happen to know all the people that work there and this store recently changed store management! Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. assistant store managers and lead sales associates. ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% members' after shift "off-the-clock" work. /StructParents 3 Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. /Resources 122 0 R /Contents [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R] Let's do some math. I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 /Parent 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /StructParents 16 /Tabs /S /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 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. /Tabs /S round off process. Working off the Clock in California: What Are Your Rights 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. I believe I am entitled to unpaid wages. 18 0 obj When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. I just found out my boss was putting in meal breaks in the system when me and other key holders did not take a meal break. >> /Filter /FlateDecode 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. /Resources 117 0 R /Kids [14 0 R 15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com . Wal-Mart to Settle Suits Over Pay - The New York Times About BigClassAction.com endobj 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. 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. 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 14 /Resources 107 0 R 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!! >> endobj expected to be mailed out. First, choose your state: . California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance /StructParents 10 /StructParents 5 drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. Changes to our Privacy Policy I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. What do we use your information for? >> >> endobj endobj Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. 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. This coming from a district manager. I signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. /I0 173 0 R 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. /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] 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. >> Find a lawyer near you. 33 0 obj endobj /StructParents 6 Number of wage and hour lawsuits for back pay continues to rise, with considerable focus on failure to pay employees for overtime hours. Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal.8 min read. /Group 136 0 R We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. << /Annots [] 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. /Parent 12 0 R /Group 126 0 R working off the clock! /Kids [39 0 R] Despite such good intentions, employees cannot choose to decline the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employers cannot refuse to pay. 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. {*{ >> >> I was told to do my training (cbl's) on my day off it took 11 hours. \ALQp When an employee becomes unhappy at work or is terminated, that is when generally see a lawsuit filed. 30 0 obj /Contents [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R] >> << I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. Of your sm see you worked off the clock and does not add that time to your pay they can be fired. and I can prove the 2 hours and a few minutes (what appears up to the beginning of sept) using their compass system, so what about the rest of it going back to may? You may, however, visit our site anonymously. << PDF Serving Others: Dollar General'S Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. Court Decertifies Class in Dollar General Wage and Hour Lawsuit 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.. I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. /Subtype /Type1 /I0 176 0 R 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. And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. /Type /Page Employers can be forced to pay liquidated damages as remedy as well as civil penalties if found in violation by the court. 1 0 obj >> I am a dollar general store manager working between 60 - 70 hours per week. The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. that arrangements were made. /Contents 44 0 R When a store manager arrived I was asked to train this manager to take the store position. As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. I close every night but 2 nights off. A man from Ocean County, New Jersey, just filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation, NJ.com reported on May 21. Dollar General's Firing of Employee on Leave Did Not Violate the ADA or 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. Stating they could only find 2 hours and some change of time i not paid. /S /URI PDF Beaver V Dollar General - Class Action I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] /StructParents 1 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. >> /Resources << /Parent 8 0 R 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 . /StructParents 7 Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. /Font << << UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] endobj /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) 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. We had another assistant go into her position when I did and we were left to run a store not knowing what we were doing completely. << An employee working unpaid may request back-pay, including compensation for liquidated damages. But as I'm reading everyone's comments about Dollar general I have never seen so much complaints. << 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. << /Resources 82 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I started dollar tree in 2017 o work for dollar general for four and a half year and quitt after the manager they hired wanted me to take an extra 15 minutes i refused and when i filled out the application for dollar tree the dm at the time told me that she had fired her from dollar tree because she was taking time away from the employees and on the other hand i started at dollar tree in 2017 and i have worked off the clock many of times and im an asm Ive been told that because of my age that i cant do my job that i cant stock the shelves when we have stockers to do that job. << Supervisors unwittingly contribute to potential liability by praising employees who work off the-clock to stay within budgets. /StructParents 22 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. I can't count how many times the closing duties took longer than what the GM had scheduled, and my time was cut back to 10:15. /Resources 137 0 R Cookie Notice Lawsuit for working off the clock. Former Employees Sue Dollar General | AP News 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. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. 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. 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. The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. /Resources 67 0 R Sadly it happens everywhere. I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. The net effect of Dollar Generals common plan, policy and practice of not paying plaintiffs and class members for all work performed, including all overtime work performed, was a scheme to save payroll costs and payroll taxes and, stay within its budgeted labor costs for each of its stores, all for which it has unjustly enriched itself and enjoyed ill-gained profits at the expense of plaintiffs and other members of the class, the lawsuit alleges. But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. 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.