>> Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. 29 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R >> /Resources << 4 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R 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. Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! /Subtype /Link /Parent 8 0 R 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. New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. That doesn't count the times that if we were unable to clock in on time.We didn't get an adjustment. /Annots [] I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. These are violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and can give rise to an overtime pay lawsuit. /Resources 117 0 R /Tabs /S Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. that arrangements were made. Then manager. /StructParents 19 It was a 3 million dollar store. << /Type /Page 30 0 obj 3]@uWbz6lfxwsM: ?zVBJZ? Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. 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. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. /Resources << /Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] I did so. /Parent 3 0 R /Annots [] Until i worked for them i gave them 110 percent only to be just one of their casualties and i no im not the only one they did this to how do i become part of this lawsuit to help stand up for people like me, I was a manager for12 yrs with this company.I understand the horror stories.I was terminated after doing what I was told to do.it is unfair I was denied unemployment because I broke company policy and my do would not back me up,he threw me under the bus.so if I can get any legal help or help someone else I would be glad to wither way. /Annots [] /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] even if I need to clock in; Dollar General uses the 15 min. /Resources 167 0 R /Contents [168 0 R] when performing work for Dollar General. /Resources 97 0 R If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. /Border [0 0 0] /StructParents 12 Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. /Group 136 0 R /Resources << /Annots [] Certain employees are considered " exempt . Plaintiff Sherrell Hall says she started working for Dollar General in August 2016, when she was hired as a "picker" for one of their warehouses. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. endobj >> Your Consent 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. Want High Quality, Transparent, and Affordable Legal Services? D. dolly06 of Griffin, US. 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. So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. 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. Employer direct request is considered due cause. for a week and work not your good`s ones all your trouble ones, We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree! /Type /Page 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. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] endobj /Parent 3 0 R wouldn't be around much longer so she quit along with one of my cashiers. /Tabs /S /Group 166 0 R /Subtype /Type1 << By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. /F1 175 0 R 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.. /Annots [] Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. 37 0 obj >> Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. 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. This Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. /Group 106 0 R 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. We also pay all court fees and litigation expenses so it literally costs you nothing to get started. endobj A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. and no time off. /Resources 157 0 R /Type /Page Do personal care providers get overtime pay? endobj By submitting this form I agree to the Terms of Service. /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) 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 137 0 R ago. But plaintiffs dont agree that policies are fair. The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. \ALQp >> /Type /Font /Parent 8 0 R stream Employees may check email or phone messages, or otherwise perform work in the evenings, on weekends, or even while on vacation. /Type /Page /Resources 72 0 R 36 0 obj endobj break but i get docked for it. 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. Privacy Policy. Exemption of employees from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements, are those rules which are considered to be: Under the FLSA, all non-exempt workers must be paid for all hours worked. >> California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. /Annots [] /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R] << << >> 39 0 obj /Resources 87 0 R << << 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. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Annots [] status of any class action settlement claim. /StructParents 0 Time recording is the most important element of accountability. >> /Type /Page Salaried employees must be paid at least $23,660, an employee must fulfill the job duties tests for enumerated exemption. Cookie Notice Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. stream Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the /Annots [] Dollar Tree says that their workers are treated fairly when it comes to rest breaks and meal breaks. The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. /Type /Pages This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. /Contents [48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R] >> /XObject << 17 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] They knew all the register buttons and codes. Employers may find that they must limit employee access to technology to control overtime. /Contents [174 0 R] 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..? 16 0 obj document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Top Class Actions is a Proud Member of the American Bar Association, Various Trademarks held by their respective owners. Investigator tells me I quit. /Tabs /S /Type /Page 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. >> You must contact the /XObject << I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. /Tabs /S We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. We partner with local counsel when needed in litigation outside California. FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. or participates in a lawsuit against our Company or someone working for our Company. Due to integration of the FLSA in most state labor law, U.S. employee rights are protected insofar that they must be paid the minimum wage, as well as overtime, and the same compensatory or insurance benefits as other workers in the same role. Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. /StructParents 16 I loved it. a day. /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] << %PDF-1.5 endobj 5 0 obj 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. /F1 169 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] It was me. Countless hours off the clock to keep the store recovered and seasonal put out. Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. endobj endobj Employees should be clocked in during work. 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 endstream We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. It is a major problem statewide. /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. If an employer does not communicate an expectation for after-hours work, supervisors may give the impression that such effort is expected. I recently quit dollar General as an assistant manager after almost 5 years of working off the clock sometimes til early hours of the morning. /Group 86 0 R /I0 176 0 R /F2 46 0 R /Type /Page /Resources 142 0 R /Pages 3 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Page << California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance, Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance. How do we protect your information? 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. >> /Type /Outlines >> Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. << endobj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. Two former employees have filed a proposed class action that claims defendant Dollar General Corporation required them to work off the clock without proper overtime. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /Annots [] 25 0 obj /Type /Catalog /Font << /Annots [] 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. And was never compensated for any of it. So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. They didnt like all the overtime we ate pulling, but what were we supposed to do? Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. /Type /Page /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] >> << 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. >> As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. >> /Type /Page Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. /Font << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] UpCounsel lawyers represent the top 5 percent attorneys in the United States, graduating from top law schools such as Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. 18 0 obj Find the best ones near you. 7 0 obj /StructParents 9 Disclaimer 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. /Group 101 0 R >> >> 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. 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 An employee working unpaid may request back-pay, including compensation for liquidated damages. >> << I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. /StructParents 1 /XObject << assistant store managers and lead sales associates. /F1 175 0 R Suffered work is when an employee works extra hours to assist co-workers at the consent of the employer, yet they are unrequired and unpaid. And I also cannot collect unemployment? >> Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. I make less than a dollar more then a cashier. 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. endstream << Never fails. /Type /Pages >> Shift control is key to limiting overtime. Ive been employed for a little longer than 2 years and deal with the same issues to a tee. endobj /Parent 3 0 R /Tabs /S Hi,I'm a store manager for DG as we speak.What I have seen through the years I've been here is you work every day all day long because this company thinks the store manager don't have a life on the outside .This company is a million dollar Corporation you would think they would match the hours with the work load that comes in the stores ,why do that when us managers work 48 to 90 hours a week with no incentives for our hard work were human to. /Type /Page stream /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 8 0 R I turned in my keys and quit. /W 0 /Annots [] I worked many more hours that I was paid for. No response from corporate. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. /Resources 127 0 R >> 13 0 obj /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. >> 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. The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. 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.. 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 15 Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. >> 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. 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. round off process. /Tabs /S I close every night but 2 nights off. 32 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R Similarly, unpaid work post-shift, like finishing, cleaning, and returning equipment is off-the-clock. Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. 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. /Type /Pages /Type /Page 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. dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded.