/Title (Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014) 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); 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. Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Lawsuit for working off the clock. : r/DollarGeneral To personalize your experience (your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs), To improve our website (we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you, To improve customer service (your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs). /Resources << /Resources 102 0 R /StructParents 17 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. /Count 24 27 0 obj And you never get undisturbed breaks. Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. << Every night at closing I was told to clock out at 10:15pm and continue working that was 45 free mins. I know that the employee's of Dollar General are working more then 30 min. He had an investigator check into my story. /Resources 122 0 R 19 0 obj An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. >> /Tabs /S 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. Tennessee . /Tabs /S And I also cannot collect unemployment? Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. 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? Each week in was paid 160.00 under the table I received no pay stubs or anything. 30 0 obj /Type /Page /Type /Page /Parent 8 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. Please complete this form to request a review of your complaint by an attorney. /Names 4 0 R About BigClassAction.com 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. form | Employee Representative Action Against Dollar General You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. << 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. x+ | /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << Working off the clock is illegal under both federal and California labor laws. /Parent 8 0 R /Annots [] /Type /Page /Resources << 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 . I was left go just before Christmas being told I stole hours, and asked how they could even prove that I was there at those times. If an employer does not communicate an expectation for after-hours work, supervisors may give the impression that such effort is expected. /Resources 167 0 R 29 0 obj /XObject << /Resources << At Capstone Law APC, we believe that employees should be treated fairly, consumers should get what they pay for, and rights should be protected even when someone cannot afford a lawyer. /Outlines 2 0 R No response from corporate. Not to mention to take him home after the shift. fWTTjC#WTSj"0V]@TVk?,2` @!vPIl f^,Jc(ROlb{"D 2HxbEX>n Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. 6 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. << You must contact the Employers should be advised that liquidated damages awards are equal to the amount that would be owed in unpaid earnings. endobj I believe I am entitled to unpaid wages. If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R] 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. Unpaid overtime law: Off-the-clock, employee - Class Action Lawsuits /Type /Pages endobj 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. Required fields are marked *. Similarly, unpaid work post-shift, like finishing, cleaning, and returning equipment is off-the-clock. I asked for my vacation time to use it. New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. 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. Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. /Contents [48 0 R 49 0 R 50 0 R] endstream >> >> Former Employees Sue Dollar General | AP News /Type /Page I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. /Tabs /S /F1 172 0 R 20 0 obj /Tabs /S We were still under staffed. Lawyer directory. 39 0 obj He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. /Annots [] Changes to our Privacy Policy >> Court Decertifies Class in Dollar General Wage and Hour Lawsuit 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. /Contents [168 0 R] 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. /Resources 137 0 R /Tabs /S 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 . /Parent 3 0 R 3 0 obj I would travel and didnt get traveling pay for miles. >> << However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Only to get a call from my Freight manager, that he needed me to pick him up. /Parent 8 0 R << >> Working off the Clock in California: What Are Your Rights /StructParents 0 /Type /Page Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. I asked for a week off after having turned the store around. I work on my breaks because we cannot have people waiting. Scan this QR code to download the app now. /Tabs /S endobj /Resources 67 0 R Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. Employer direct request is considered due cause. >> Is Working Off the Clock Illegal for Employees - QuickBooks /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. >> dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do OCgXNezZYer1 Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the /Type /Page I took over a store that was under staffed and impacted. For more information, please see our /Tabs /S D. dolly06 of Griffin, US. /Subtype /Type1 Lawsuits and disputes questions; Personal injury questions; Real estate questions; Traffic tickets questions; Wills and estates questions; ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% /Count 2 The lawsuit, entitled De Jesus v. Dollar General Corporation, et al., is currently pending in Kern County Superior Court, Case No. /Type /Page California law provides various protections and rights to employees in the state in the areas of wrongful termination, workplace harassment, and regarding wage issues like overtime, minimum wages, meal breaks, vacation pay, and other issues related to compensation. I still am not receiving proper paychecks. 43 0 obj 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. I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. /Annots [] This went on all last winter. /Type /Page /Type /Page /Group 156 0 R >> << << Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. 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. << Supervisors unwittingly contribute to potential liability by praising employees who work off the-clock to stay within budgets. If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. 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. Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. /Annots [] << We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. /Resources 162 0 R /Group 146 0 R Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. 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. /Group 131 0 R Upon my first promotion to a key position, I was told by my manager that I was to stay on store premises and be available during my, "off the clock" lunch. /Border [0 0 0] To be exempt from overtime, an employee must be paid a salary. The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. /StructParents 10 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. endobj I applied for unemployment. It also informs them of their responsibilities to the employer and employees under state and federal wage laws. They were treating me like a regular worker instead of manager I did stocking my first 3 days instead of proper assistant manager training . Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. /I0 178 0 R endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. It is a major problem statewide. 44 0 obj Online Privacy Policy Only UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. 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. Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. 5 0 obj WOW!!!. SavageScorp1on 7 mo. /Parent 11 0 R Salaried employees receive a predetermined amount of pay comprising all or a stipulated part of an employee's compensation for employment. I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. 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. /S /URI Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. >> 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. Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. This new manager is making employees clock out and then count down their tilts . 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. We worked by yourself many times. break without having to do a key turn or getting on register to do a return or just back up the other cashier do to customer flow. /Resources << /StructParents 11 I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. 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. 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 82 0 R 45 0 obj We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. 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. Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. 17 0 obj FLSA prohibits employees working off-the-clock without due cause. 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.. << endobj << /Type /Page By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] >> Featured review. >> /StructParents 19 >> expected to be mailed out. /Parent 8 0 R Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. /Subtype /XML 40 minutes taken out of every shift all winter long and not to be paid for it, I dont know what Im supposed to do. Employees may check email or phone messages, or otherwise perform work in the evenings, on weekends, or even while on vacation. What do we use your information for? Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? endobj /Group 76 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. After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. It was me. /Type /Font endobj << 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. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R We should get paid anything over our required hours of 48.75. /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) Top Class Actions is a legal news source 42 0 obj >> 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. /Contents [171 0 R] Merely paying the employee back-wages is less expensive and litigious than the threat of lawsuit. I transferred to a new location. 10 0 obj endobj Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. >> 32 0 obj I was then told that I should have clocked back in and completed her transaction. stream 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. One time in order to keep my boss from losing her job I worked from 7 am to 4pm. 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. endobj /StructParents 18 If you miss a deadline your claim will be lost forever. Hablamos Espaol. x[mo8O2(")Xu{iR$6zh,J{8 lpygmU,qUWgO/f^ {3{ur3.lqF)QfW':-F`SF"f2XvaG\E1`&~bt*jY8fD?E ;Rf:IM? Xa].W[jga$W!oV\#(xn_Pk2~p D$Yf5vUCHd rXu*&I*/zDY"7oL`cers|)Ya5BD),IxqK\ Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. Disclaimer now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. /Kids [8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] We partner with local counsel when needed in litigation outside California. Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. Employers may find that they must limit employee access to technology to control overtime. >> You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. In 2017, TJ Maxx was ordered to pay $8.5 million to California workers in a meal break case. << and I started out as cashier and ended up as Store Manager, I have a lot to say, I worked numerous hrs without overtime pay, use vacation hrs to save payroll and worked off the clock. /Annots [] They also claimed they do not have access to my email addresss, which is funny- as I have always been a paperless employee which is how they send my W-2s to me They are also badgering me to return to work, because they want it to appear that i have agreed to accept their insulting 2 hours of pay, that isnt even accurate to what I can actually prove. << Stating they could only find 2 hours and some change of time i not paid. /StructParents 4 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] BCV-18-102711. I worked at Dollar tree here in Tempe Az was one of the employees that came in off clock to stock because we had so many items in the back he over order . /Resources 62 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Filter /FlateDecode Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. << >> 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. Can I sue the dollar general for working off the clock /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. 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 << /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] If you are employed at Dollar General or are a former employee and did not receive overtime pay, you may have the following questions: Our experienced Dollar General overtime pay attorneys can determine whether you are entitled to overtime wages based upon your job description, job duties, rate of pay, and number of hours worked. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. I did so. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] We also pursue our clients claims in arbitration and before administrative agencies. August 04, 2006. The company has a rule that a worker may not clock in more than seven minutes in advance of a shift or clock out more than seven minutes after a shift end. Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance break but i get docked for it. 23 0 obj /C [0 0 1] 35 0 obj @]r9j/r2sb+}G*%vs7 &]b5.X8^[y+gx!ZaSEP[gh|H:00w[O2,_LG-49=bsMq)nGV3,Z /Font << We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. No need to spend hours finding a lawyer, post a job and get custom quotes from experienced lawyers instantly. endstream Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. 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. stream 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. Acting in "good faith" means that you provide all the information you have and you believe it to be . Recently, a California judge granted class certification to this group, even after defendant Dollar Tree Inc. expressed its opposition to the certification for this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. /Length 377 Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. 28 0 obj /Count 1 Just last night after being there 8 hrs. >> >> /Parent 8 0 R I was fired by my DM for leaving building to go to bank and then sitting in my car to eat. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. Employers often deny or unlawfully refuse to pay overtime by misclassifying the positions of the workers, requiring them to report to work early but not punch the clock until later, striking hours off time cards, or not paying them for work before the shift starts and after the employee punches out for the day. /Type /Pages >> Oh she had reasons. 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. 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. 15 0 obj Want High Quality, Transparent, and Affordable Legal Services? /Font << /Group 151 0 R We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. round off process. This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. 33 0 obj << >> Find a lawyer near you. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding They didnt like all the overtime we ate pulling, but what were we supposed to do? It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. I want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! I have so many reasons to be involved with this. PDF Beaver V Dollar General - Class Action /Type /Page /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding Posted on Apr 12, 2012. There is frequent schedule manipulation, and even claims that there were days I was late or just didnt show up, which is not true at all, and I can prove it with my debit card transactions in adjacent businesses while i was waiting for a key-holder to show up.