<< /XObject << /I0 176 0 R /Contents [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R] /Type /Pages This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. 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. Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. 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. And I also cannot collect unemployment? So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. /Group 151 0 R Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S >> About BigClassAction.com >> 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. /Resources 167 0 R 12 0 obj endobj endobj >> Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. /Annots [47 0 R] /StructParents 14 /Parent 10 0 R Not good or legal ones though. We were still under staffed. /Parent 8 0 R When an employee is instructed to rework a project without pay. U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England told Law360 that Dollar Trees issue with the certification are beyond the scope of whether a class action is indicated for the purposes of certification.. Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. /Group 156 0 R << In order to fix so many problem with Dollar Tree you have to see it first hand!! www.CapstoneLawyers.com They gave me my last check but tell me I have to contact ap for my milage pay but ap didnt promise me pay my DM did and I shouldnt have to hunt down my money. /Type /Metadata I worked at dollar tree in MS and we was paid $7.25 when minimum wage went up and I then became a asst manager and only got paid 8$ and some change. 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. >> Scan this QR code to download the app now. /Annots [] May provide an initial consultation for free. Im apart of this lawsuit I want to know how to get payment please get on contact with me. They never paid us for taking these tests at home or the hours to do it. /Count 1 /Font << /StructParents 18 /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. << Jennifer Peters and Rachel Buttry, both supervisors at the Dollar General store, claim in the lawsuit that they were forced to open registers, run returns and void items among other duties, despite the fact that the company employee handbook states that employees can be fired for working off the clock. Just want to tell people. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S /Contents [182 0 R] 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. 6 0 obj I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. /Subtype /Type1 /Tabs /S /Group 56 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I applied for other jobs and they are told I was fired when they check. endstream 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. << To determine whether you are eligible for filing a wage claim against Dollar General, contact our experienced overtime pay lawyers at (855) 754-2795 for a free consultation. << Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. /Parent 9 0 R /StructParents 20 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. No need to spend hours finding a lawyer, post a job and get custom quotes from experienced lawyers instantly. 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 [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] Not to mention to take him home after the shift. Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. What do we use your information for? 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. << Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Altering shift times is common way of working off-the-clock, as well as working during lunch breaks. endobj /Length 484 Terms of Service 43 0 obj /Resources 57 0 R If I was entitled to the hours worked off the clock I could probably take a year long furlow to regain my health. Theyll work you full time but have you in the system for part-time smh but I got the management experience. I worked with a friend.. The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. 3 0 obj You must contact the 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. >> /Type /Page 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. << /Font << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << 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. /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] The lawsuit, filed in the US District . >> 25 0 obj 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. /Group 86 0 R worked 38 hours setting u new store, paystub shows 7,75! There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. /Group 101 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] endobj << 13 0 obj Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. I was then told that I should have clocked back in and completed her transaction. 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 . >> endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] How Many Hours is a Salaried Employee Required to Work? 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 Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . Oh mercy I have had nothing but problems since the transfer began. 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. I believe I am entitled to unpaid wages. >> endobj It also said it will pay employees. If you worked for Dollar General at any time from August 23, 2017, until the present and would like to learn more about the case, please call us at 888.314.7449 or send an email to info@DollarGeneralLawsuit.com. 16 0 obj /Kids [38 0 R] 4 0 obj I happen to know all the people that work there and this store recently changed store management! Lawyer directory. endstream Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. << ;xw 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. /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Page They didnt like all the overtime we ate pulling, but what were we supposed to do? endobj 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. Email: info@capstonelawyers.com I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. /Annots [] << /S /URI Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. wouldn't be around much longer so she quit along with one of my cashiers. 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!! So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. Please complete this form to request a review of your complaint by an attorney. The previous manager had just been fired. 18 0 obj 40 0 obj When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. /Count 1 /Contents [98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R] Shift control is key to limiting overtime. After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. I feel I would be included in this lawsuit as well. << expected to be mailed out. . /Filter /FlateDecode /Annots [] Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? /Type /Page /Metadata 6 0 R /Length 377 /Resources 112 0 R /Annots [] << >> I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. /Type /Page /Kids [42 0 R 43 0 R] Dollar General recently announced it will install about 40,000 sneeze guards and provide employees with gloves across its stores, the company told NBC News. /StructParents 7 We worked by yourself many times. /BS << 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.. /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. This is a frequent thing for DG. I almost never took breaks or lunches but got clocked out for them by my manager. 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. or participates in a lawsuit against our Company or someone working for our Company. >> Employees who have experienced the same circumstances if an employer has practiced non-payment for off-the-clock work can sue as part of a collective FLSA action. endobj /Outlines 2 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. Cookie Notice Dollar Tree employee TerryS. originally filed this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit.