/Annots [] /Group 161 0 R By submitting your comment and contact information, you agree to receive marketing emails from Top Class Actions regarding this and/or similar lawsuits or settlements, and/or to be contacted by an attorney or law firm to discuss the details of your potential case at no charge to you if you qualify. 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. I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com . /Type /Page 38 0 obj I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. 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. When an employee becomes unhappy at work or is terminated, that is when generally see a lawsuit filed. 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. I was a manager and an assistant manager at Dollar General, District 258. members' after shift "off-the-clock" work. 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. Changes to our Privacy Policy 44 0 obj /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] >> /Annots [] 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. endobj << 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 Overtime Pay Laws, All Rights Reserved | Call (757) 278-0364 For Free Case Review | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. /I0 176 0 R They knew all the register buttons and codes. I was in my position for 2 weeks and our Store manager went to another store altogether. 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. 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. I quit because I refuse to work for a corporation that feeds off their employee's for profit. 46 0 obj WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. 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. << Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. >> /StructParents 9 29 0 obj This was done as a means of avoiding paying the workers overtime wages, the lawsuit claims. /Resources 152 0 R /Annots [] /Resources 127 0 R >> >> >> After doing a return a customer came over to the register and asked if I was opening, I replied " that no I would not be opening because I was on break", I then went back outside to finish my break. << 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. /Subtype /XML /Type /Page Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Was this document helpful? Because she was new they denied me taking time off. An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. endobj By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. This is still happening and happened in Illinois as well for years and was literally just changed so how do we go about including Illinois and all the DC3 associates in this lawsuit as it has not only happened in California but here in Illinois as well? endobj /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 gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. /Tabs /S Every night at closing I was told to clock out at 10:15pm and continue working that was 45 free mins. >> So I did the only thing I could do to fix things that needed to properly be fixed and only that, the assistant that left gave me her information so I could do what needed to be done. This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline. /Resources << Please help. /Resources 162 0 R Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. /Annots [] Manager refused to stay after I told her that something is terribly wrong with my health. This is a horrific place to work! 4 0 obj By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. your claim status, claim form or questions about when payments are 10 0 obj Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. Wage theft is the illegal practice of not paying workers for all of their work including; violating minimum wage laws, not paying overtime, forcing workers to work off the clock, and much more. You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. /Parent 11 0 R /BaseFont /Times-Roman 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 42 0 obj Read This Now! /Type /Page 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. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. US Department of Transportation Overtime Pay Lawsuits For Telecommuting Jobs. /Type /Pages Once I had the store turned around and profitable(#2 in district) and had my customer connect numbers in the top 10 in the region my Dm started firing my employees. When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. 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. /Annots [] She ended up being terminated for missing class and not returning to the store because she was sick with diabetes. << Oct 11, 2017 7:37 am EDT. dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do Featured review. /I0 173 0 R /Tabs /S I applied for unemployment. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. We also pay all court fees and litigation expenses so it literally costs you nothing to get started. Find a lawyer near you. /Parent 12 0 R I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. 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. endstream /Annots [] She refused to give me my breaks or lunch on time days I didnt get lunch when working up 7 or 8 hours . Common examples of off-the-clock work violations include: Unpaid pre-shift and post-shift work such as: Attending meetings or training, or; Performing opening and closing tasks. Can I sue the dollar general for working off the clock ? So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. 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 8 0 R 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!! Performing sidework. Time recording is the most important element of accountability. /Type /Pages << /Tabs /S Clocked out and then worked an additional off the clock shift from 4pm to 7am. /Annots [47 0 R] Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. endobj /Tabs /S We worked by yourself many times. /Type /Page /Parent 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. Capstone Law has the talent, experience, financial resources and depth of knowledge to successfully litigate the most complex and challenging cases against the countrys largest corporations when they ignore labor laws and workplace protections, make deceptive claims, violate privacy protections, or sell defective products and services. I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. Similarly, an employer may request an employee perform work duties off the clock. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, %PDF-1.5 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. A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. /Resources 52 0 R >> If an employer does not communicate an expectation for after-hours work, supervisors may give the impression that such effort is expected. /Resources 57 0 R >> The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. I almost never took breaks or lunches but got clocked out for them by my manager. Never fails. /Type /Page Top Class >> 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. And was never compensated for any of it. Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. /Parent 9 0 R 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. ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers, developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry. In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] Time tracking software can help if coordinated with actual work processes on the job. >> document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); @2023 Top Class Actions. 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 Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] fWTTjC#WTSj"0V]@TVk?,2` @!vPIl f^,Jc(ROlb{"D 2HxbEX>n 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. Was denied. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << I worked many more hours that I was paid for. /Type /Catalog I worked from October 2015 till December 22, 2016 with zero vacation time used. He had an investigator check into my story. There are 12,423 Stores. now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. Dollar General concluded that Thomas took the CBLs for them and falsified company records to suggest they were traineda terminable offense. I've went from 130 pounds to 108 due to the stress, overworked, and lack of proper uninterrupted lunches due me according to dg policy. Top Class Actions is a legal news source Then when we got an assistant to come in and help we had to do our own schedules so we worked together so we could each have a weekend off, so we would do open to closed opposite weekends so I could see my kids and she could have time with her family, we in turn got yelled at for not asking if that was alright. endobj Investigator tells me I quit. Yes, it is against the law for an employer to require an employee to work off the clock. /Resources << 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. When an employee is instructed to rework a project without pay. << /Parent 8 0 R They never paid us for taking these tests at home or the hours to do it. 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. Lawsuits can be collective as well. /Length 10 6 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. Oh she had reasons. 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. /StructParents 13 Not to mention to take him home after the shift. I close every night but 2 nights off. 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? /StructParents 3 /XObject << 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. /Type /Page Despite such good intentions, employees cannot choose to decline the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employers cannot refuse to pay. >> /StructParents 5 Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. It was refused. /I0 183 0 R I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. /Resources 142 0 R /Resources << After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. 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\ /Tabs /S Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal.8 min read. The question has been answered before Ive had a chance to get through the 4 step clock-in process. Unloading trucks, working all night to stock. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] . << /Resources 132 0 R Supervisors unwittingly contribute to potential liability by praising employees who work off the-clock to stay within budgets. I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] << << Los Angeles, CA 90067 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. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /I0 181 0 R /Tabs /S >> /Parent 8 0 R >> wouldn't be around much longer so she quit along with one of my cashiers. I feel I would be included in this lawsuit as well. I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. endobj >> Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1000 /Parent 3 0 R /F1 180 0 R The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. HORRIBLE. I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. I worked for DG for 3 years, towards the end the manager quiet so I was made manager but still getting paid cashair wages, I had to go to the bank after my shift and I worked plenty open to close shifts. I have been working for dollar general since December 2015 and I'm a lead now I was an assistant manager I stepped down to a lead because I was told that I had to work when the manager wasn't going to be in the store and we have other leads working also if I needed to be off and she was off I was told I couldn't be off also I have been there 2yrs and some months and on my hour lunch break I have to clock out but still work because I always work with a cashier so there for I have to help the cashier if they get a line I have to give a key turn if they need one yet and still I'm suppose to be on my break and this happens all the time. status of any class action settlement claim. /XObject << 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. Be sure to give your name, telephone number, and the best time to reach you, and an attorney will get back to you soon. When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. /Type /Page \ALQp /StructParents 12 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. Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. 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 . failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. /Type /Pages /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R 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. << We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. Sadly it happens everywhere. /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 157 0 R >> SavageScorp1on 7 mo. Just last night after being there 8 hrs. The event of a lawsuit, an employer should not rely on a defense that the employee agreed to violate the FLSA by working without pay. 15 0 obj round off process. >> endobj We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. /Annots [] >> Please complete this form to request a review of your complaint by an attorney. Online Privacy Policy Only within the three (3) years preceding the filing of this lawsuit. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] How do we use our Code? << But as I'm reading everyone's comments about Dollar general I have never seen so much complaints. What are your thoughts, my 3rd week of working. assistant store managers and lead sales associates. 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 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. << >> 7 0 obj >> /Resources 102 0 R << Think in terms of how you will be able to prove you are working those hours. /Group 106 0 R Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! I did so. And I have got to say it is the biggist pain knowing that I'm not getting paid for the work i have to do while off the clock. /Font << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. /Type /Page Unpaid preparation is classified as pre-work act such as truck warming, loading, transferring of equipment or worksite preparation, are scenarios where a worker is at times off-the-clock. >> 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. endobj So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. Since I had 2 asst. endobj /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] Do I qualify for the lawsuit? Employer guidelines should be clear and provide explicit examples of what constitutes off-the-clock infringements in the workplace to not foster misinterpretations. /StructParents 11 Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 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. 2 members' "off the clock" claims are unified through a common theory of FLSA . 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. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /StructParents 19 Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. endobj 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. Want High Quality, Transparent, and Affordable Legal Services? Hourly employees reported they were forced to work "off the clock" and had their pay records altered, according to a separate wage theft lawsuit filed in New York District Court in 2006. @]r9j/r2sb+}G*%vs7 &]b5.X8^[y+gx!ZaSEP[gh|H:00w[O2,_LG-49=bsMq)nGV3,Z 17 0 obj /Group 156 0 R Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. >> /Parent 8 0 R We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent. Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . /Annots [] /Annots [] You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. /Parent 8 0 R drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. I also worked for this Company as an ASM, I didn't get meal breaks and I also worked sis days a week sometimes opening and closing the store. 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. endobj << /Tabs /S Sometimes employees are happy to work a little extra because they like their job, or receive some side perks, but when something goes wrong, and theyre not so happy, they start calling attorneys. 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.
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