endobj /Parent 8 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 52 0 R /Annots [] I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. /Group 106 0 R What is taking so long.??? /Resources 137 0 R >> << Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. endobj In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. >> /Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] /Annots [] I asked for a week off after having turned the store around. We should get paid anything over our required hours of 48.75. She insisted I go to bank every day before 2, then used it to fire me because she was angry over over not getting her bonus. >> stream Just last night after being there 8 hrs. /Type /Page The supervisor, Douglas Troester, spent four to 10 minutes on those tasks each day, a total of 12 hours and 50 minutes during 17 months of employment, worth $102.67 at the then-minimum wage of $8 . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 31 0 obj /BaseFont /Times-Roman 36 0 obj The FLSA regulations literally state that management cannot sit back and accept the benefits of an employees labor without paying for the time. My other assistant got overwhelmed and walked out of the leaving me to work open to close the whole week as we could not find any other manager willing to come to our store. Can I sue the dollar general for working off the clock ? It wasnt until I brought department of labor into it that they finally acknowledged me. 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. WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. endobj FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. 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. I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. /Type /Page /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] /Resources << /Contents [179 0 R] 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? /Count 24 /Resources 132 0 R 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. Double liabilities in the form of liquidated damages are the risk employers sustain when exposure is too high. /Parent 8 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. Employers can be forced to pay liquidated damages as remedy as well as civil penalties if found in violation by the court. If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below. Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. /StructParents 12 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. I was in my position for 2 weeks and our Store manager went to another store altogether. /Group 121 0 R /C [0 0 1] Privacy Policy | When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. /Parent 8 0 R We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. administrator or law firm. >> /Contents [174 0 R] /Type /Metadata >> 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 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. /Parent 3 0 R I worked with a friend.. >> There is absolutely no cost to you to submit this form. << >> /Tabs /S /Kids [38 0 R] So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. 28 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. 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. 32 0 obj >> /Type /Pages The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. 2 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R >> 19 0 obj How do we protect your information? Please contact me. This browser does not support PDFs. << 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. It is a major problem statewide. I have been with the company since Oct 17 and now it is Sept 18, I have worked through countless breaks without getting paid. It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. /Annots [] /Type /Pages Im apart of this lawsuit I want to know how to get payment please get on contact with me. Was this document helpful? 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. >> These are violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and can give rise to an overtime pay lawsuit. >> Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. 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. << /Contents [168 0 R] /Annots [] /XObject << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. >> There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. >> << No response from corporate. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] when performing work for Dollar General. /Parent 8 0 R << I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. Just want to tell people. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. This Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit is seeking to certify a Class of hundreds of Dollar Tree distribution center employees who claim that they have been shortchanged on pay and that the companys system of clocking meal and rest breaks is unfair and cheats them of time that should be spent for break time. 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 break but i get docked for it. /XObject << /Parent 8 0 R 22 0 obj endobj 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. /F1 45 0 R /Type /Page /Tabs /S Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. Top Class We were still under staffed. Scan this QR code to download the app now. In the form of being scheduled in earlier than opening managers, and not having time adjustments, and the few that I filled out myself have vanished. >> /XObject << /Group 131 0 R members' after shift "off-the-clock" work. 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. /I0 176 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 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. << Theyll work you full time but have you in the system for part-time smh but I got the management experience. << 29 0 obj 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. I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . << Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. 8#0B"HdFK;G/jvIR &|O4cBy,`,i1%N;ro W"gw~k> $daXL%HWtzmt]f}ig{^,CK?SL^UYuY`by+tzn /StructParents 20 /Type /Page 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. /Length 3384 Was denied. 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. Dollar General concluded that Thomas took the CBLs for them and falsified company records to suggest they were traineda terminable offense. New to ClassAction.org? The lawsuit, filed in the US District . /Type /Pages A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. >> Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. 15 0 obj << >> endobj And you never get undisturbed breaks. This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! /Type /Page After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. 21 0 obj endobj >> If I was entitled to the hours worked off the clock I could probably take a year long furlow to regain my health. Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- Sears Pharmacies Overtime Pay Claims & Lawsuits. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, /Type /Page /Parent 3 0 R endobj Do personal care providers get overtime pay? << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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 . Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. Phone: 1-310-556-4811. now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. The court denied the hourly employees' request to be considered as a class in 2011 but settled the cases of 26 of the plaintiffs individually in 2013 . /Tabs /S 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. 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.. /StructParents 15 Los Angeles, CA 90067 endobj The question has been answered before Ive had a chance to get through the 4 step clock-in process. I have messages stating she was trying to get in contact to pay me. I worked 70+ hours a week for 6 months. 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 . He had an investigator check into my story. /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] /S /URI /Font << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. 42 0 obj endobj 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. 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. /Resources << What information do we collect? 48 0 obj /F1 175 0 R 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. Even on a 30 min break it's the same thing which Dollar general is taking out of my pay for a hour lunch break and I'm not getting a hour break because I have to help the cashier because they don't have keys and can't get there own change or do there own key turns.and this has been going on since I have been there maybe a couple of times I have worked it was a key with me but the majority of the 2yrs and some months its been with a cashier.i work at store number 14458 in Columbus Ga and just found out that I should be paid for this. x+ | << 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). Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. Last straw was when my Dm announced one of my asst. I don't plan on suing them for 19 hours of free labor but I do plan on stopping them from continue to practice their business this way. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> /BaseFont /Times-Bold Featured review. >> /Group 81 0 R I work on my breaks because we cannot have people waiting. I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. 27 0 obj /Subtype /XML BCV-18-102711. I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. www.CapstoneLawyers.com endobj settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding I close every night but 2 nights off. endobj I signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. endobj 8 0 obj Do we disclose any information to outside parties? Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! /PageMode /UseNone 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. >> >> . /Type /Page endobj endobj 3 0 obj
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