Do we disclose any information to outside parties? Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal.8 min read. 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. 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. 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. 6 0 obj Not to mention to take him home after the shift. >> /F1 169 0 R It also informs them of their responsibilities to the employer and employees under state and federal wage laws. /C [0 0 1] /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] The previous manager had just been fired. 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. /StructParents 14 Terms of Service /Annots [47 0 R] 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. /Type /Page 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. 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1000 Dollar General Store Faces Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit /Contents [123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R] 40 0 obj /Resources 62 0 R 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. 46 0 obj >> 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Dollar Tree says that their workers are treated fairly when it comes to rest breaks and meal breaks. Please enter the information below or call us to speak with Anthony Castillo, Esq. 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. I quit because I refuse to work for a corporation that feeds off their employee's for profit. /Parent 8 0 R Started as cashier they only wanted to give us 20hours a week, if that went to asst. I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. >> /F1 175 0 R A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. /Parent 8 0 R << 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. If the employee must stay late to finish helping the customer, must be paid for that time even though shift is ended. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. /StructParents 2 WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. 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. He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Privacy Policy | /Resources 57 0 R Los Angeles, CA 90067 14 0 obj /Type /Page We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. /Count 2 /Parent 3 0 R Please reply with similar experiences and I may DM you with a number you can call to join the suit. 3]@uWbz6lfxwsM: ?zVBJZ? If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. >> I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. /StructParents 18 I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. 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. Dollar General Lawsuits - Law Fem So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. A large portion of my lunch is spent walking from the break room to the cash register to see what the cashier needs. Perdue's Time as Dollar General CEO Marked by Charges of Wage Theft After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. I asked for 3 days in a row off it was refused. 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? endobj When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. 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!! >> Cookie Notice 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. 48 0 obj Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. >> Oct 11, 2017 7:37 am EDT. Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree to work in some of his stores!! I turned in my keys and quit. 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. Your Consent /StructParents 15 /Group 91 0 R endobj 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 3 >> . 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); Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. >> >> I believe I can be a part of this lawsuit. I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. endobj /StructParents 10 This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 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. /StructParents 6 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. >> There are 12,423 Stores. I came in December for a second shift and was told HR was terminating me, told her okay. There is absolutely no cost to you to submit this form. 31 0 obj /Group 101 0 R stream But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. 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. Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. stream /Tabs /S /F1 45 0 R We worked by yourself many times. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. /Length 377 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 . /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 I asked for my vacation time to use it. or participates in a lawsuit against our Company or someone working for our Company. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. /Annots [] /Resources 147 0 R 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 132 0 R 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. Does anyone else have to work off the clock : r/DollarGeneral 1 0 obj In difficult economic times, employees may even believe that working off-the-clock is an unspoken expectation, especially if the employer fails to specifically discourage them from doing. /Parent 3 0 R /Names 4 0 R Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. 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. ago. /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] /S /URI endobj manager, they didnt want us with 40hours saying it went by store sales, They wanted store manager in the store because they was on salary. There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. /Subtype /Type1 I worked there 11 years and I never had a uninterrupted 30 or 10min break they fired me because I was starting to find out about what the store manager was up to and they used my sick time and wont tell me why, Your email address will not be published. Do personal care providers get overtime pay? When an employee becomes unhappy at work or is terminated, that is when generally see a lawsuit filed. /Type /Page Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. /Annots [] >> 34 0 obj << @]r9j/r2sb+}G*%vs7 &]b5.X8^[y+gx!ZaSEP[gh|H:00w[O2,_LG-49=bsMq)nGV3,Z << >> /Type /Page Dollar General Clocked with Unpaid Wage Class Action /Tabs /S Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. The information on this site has been created by Capstone Law APC for informational purposes only, and is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Signed up for lawsuit never got nothing and my checks were never what they should of been.. Wonder why I never got something from settlement I did fill out the packet..? What do we use your information for? /Kids [8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] endobj /Type /Page /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. Phone: 1-310-556-4811. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below. When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. << /Resources 137 0 R Sadly it happens everywhere. /I0 181 0 R Off-the-clock work may happen when an employee is not tracking their time spent on work activities, but their employer allows it to happen. /Tabs /S Top Class Actions is a legal news source >> /F1 172 0 R /StructParents 0 They were treating me like a regular worker instead of manager I did stocking my first 3 days instead of proper assistant manager training . BCV-18-102711. Tennessee . /Resources 142 0 R Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. 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. Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. 49 0 obj Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. /Parent 3 0 R Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. Whatever the forum or venue, Capstone Law invests the time and resources necessary to vigorously prosecute its cases. /Group 126 0 R 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I emailed my DM yesterday and still no reponce about my meal break. /Resources 107 0 R 2 0 obj This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. /Type /Page /Type /Page >> >> PDF Serving Others: Dollar General'S Code of Business Conduct and Ethics That doesn't count the times that if we were unable to clock in on time.We didn't get an adjustment. << >> >> /Resources 157 0 R Lawsuit for working off the clock. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Type /Page I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. /Parent 8 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 8 0 R However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Performing job duties during lunch breaks. Disclaimer 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. I also believe the manager was adding lunch times in for us, even though their was not enough staff to take a lunch. /Contents [63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R] Do we disclose any information to outside parties? /Annots [] 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. that arrangements were made. 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Resources 112 0 R I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. /Type /Pages By submitting this form I agree to the Terms of Service. I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. >> Off-the-Clock Work Laws | Laws about Off-the-Clock Work - Gibbs Law Group /StructParents 9 Posted on Apr 12, 2012. /Tabs /S Employers should be advised that liquidated damages awards are equal to the amount that would be owed in unpaid earnings. /Type /Page 3 0 obj /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R 4 0 obj /Type /Page The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. Since I had 2 asst. /Type /Page The attorneys at Capstone Law APC are licensed to practice in the State of California. Dollar general made me work off the clock? - Legal Answers - Avvo