And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. Number of wage and hour lawsuits for back pay continues to rise, with considerable focus on failure to pay employees for overtime hours. Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. He had an investigator check into my story. endobj I have messages stating she was trying to get in contact to pay me. Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. I worked many more hours that I was paid for. This is a frequent thing for DG. /Count 24 /Resources 142 0 R Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. that she wanted to originally run my store. 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. >> Lawyer directory. endstream working off the clock! So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. I almost never took breaks or lunches but got clocked out for them by my manager. 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. You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. /F1 180 0 R /Tabs /S I asked for my vacation time to use it. manager, they didnt want us with 40hours saying it went by store sales, They wanted store manager in the store because they was on salary. /Annots [] In their lawsuit against the city, they said the eviction moratorium had led to rent losses of more than $2.7 million at Palmer's Medici project in downtown Los Angeles; nearly $2.8 million at . /Outlines 2 0 R /Type /Page /Tabs /S >> >> /Resources 152 0 R /Resources 162 0 R /Resources 132 0 R /Font << Employee Representative Action Against Dollar General | Dollar General Working off the clock is illegal under both federal and California labor laws. /Kids [14 0 R 15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R Lawsuit for working off the clock. : r/DollarGeneral Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal.8 min read. All Rights Reserved. /XObject << 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. /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. 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 . Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. endobj The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. Then manager. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I was fired by my DM for leaving building to go to bank and then sitting in my car to eat. >> BCV-18-102711. endobj 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. /Group 166 0 R May provide an initial consultation for free. /Type /Pages Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. 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. I still am not receiving proper paychecks. >> /Annots [] www.CapstoneLawyers.com /Parent 3 0 R << We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. /XObject << >> Phone: 1-310-556-4811. I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. 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. Salaried employees must be paid at least $23,660, an employee must fulfill the job duties tests for enumerated exemption. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj I started dollar tree in 2017 o work for dollar general for four and a half year and quitt after the manager they hired wanted me to take an extra 15 minutes i refused and when i filled out the application for dollar tree the dm at the time told me that she had fired her from dollar tree because she was taking time away from the employees and on the other hand i started at dollar tree in 2017 and i have worked off the clock many of times and im an asm Ive been told that because of my age that i cant do my job that i cant stock the shelves when we have stockers to do that job. Dollar general wouldn't even talk to me about it. endobj I would like to bring this to the federal circuit but we need people from around the country who has experienced the same as the workers in MI. /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] 6 0 obj /Contents [68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R] New to ClassAction.org? Cookie Notice Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Double liabilities in the form of liquidated damages are the risk employers sustain when exposure is too high. It wasnt until I brought department of labor into it that they finally acknowledged me. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance endobj /Group 116 0 R Working Off The Clock: Is It Legal & All You Need To Know - Homebase /Tabs /S New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. /S /URI << Is Working Off the Clock Illegal for Employees - QuickBooks I quit because I refuse to work for a corporation that feeds off their employee's for profit. 47 0 obj /StructParents 22 Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. Privacy Policy. Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. << /A << /Filter /FlateDecode >> dn 0zm\wt#5F++kt?f?( TPoY>#i=+Mcnq_Em>/\uE/2Do Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. /Length 10 32 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. Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. /Tabs /S Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. 13 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R I close every night but 2 nights off. Its nothing to work 60 plus hrs a week. /Type /Font /I0 178 0 R 38 0 obj /F1 175 0 R Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . stream /Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] We worked by yourself many times. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. /Type /Pages /Resources 107 0 R /Type /Page When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. Employers could easily recognize who was working late because the employees had to stay in the building to continue working. Dollar General Is Under Fire for Doing This, Ex-Employee Claims /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] I engaged into the lawsuit that was going on for unpaid wages and have heard nothing back. You could just call us free labor . I happen to know all the people that work there and this store recently changed store management! It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. Because she was new they denied me taking time off. /I0 173 0 R Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 FLSA does not provide a definition of work, but the term generally includes all time when the employee is acting under the direction or control of the employer, or is acting primarily for the benefit of the employer. << Never fails. Featured review. 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. 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. 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. I worked off the clock all the time and yes my time was changed to 1015 everytime I closed the store and I went to the bank for the manager on my off days and when I was scheduled to close that night. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. 14 0 obj 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. 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. /Group 161 0 R /Contents [63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R] I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. >> However, while federal laws may allow small increments of off-the-clock work, California law completely prohibits working off the clock. 37 0 obj They knew all the register buttons and codes. << /Annots [] 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. /Parent 8 0 R /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) Employer guidelines should be clear and provide explicit examples of what constitutes off-the-clock infringements in the workplace to not foster misinterpretations. 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. DON'T work for DG, I am a store manager for DG and I am to work tomorrow 12/31/17 with no break at all. Privacy Policy | This was done as a means of avoiding paying the workers overtime wages, the lawsuit claims. 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. 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. /Tabs /S 49 0 obj Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. /BaseFont /Times-Roman 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. I applied for other jobs and they are told I was fired when they check. Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. And you never get undisturbed breaks. /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] /Tabs /S break but i get docked for it. >> Since I had 2 asst. >> << /Kids [8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] /I0 183 0 R 18 0 obj /Type /Page I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. 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 signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. /PageMode /UseNone Terms of Service Working Off the Clock: Everything You Need to Know - UpCounsel Altering shift times is common way of working off-the-clock, as well as working during lunch breaks. << I took over a store that was under staffed and impacted. An employee working unpaid may request back-pay, including compensation for liquidated damages. >> >> << gsoM gV4'sk?xns0, endobj I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. Please enter the information below or call us to speak with Anthony Castillo, Esq. This website is not intended for viewing or usage by European Union citizens. I loved it. Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. << Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. /XObject << /Tabs /S 31 0 obj Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit Claims Unfair Time Clock System 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. assistant store managers and lead sales associates. >> I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. The employees are exempt from overtime, this is not a problem because they get the same salary every week, regardless of the total hours worked for employees entitled to overtime, any work performed must be counted and paid. /Tabs /S Posted on Apr 12, 2012. Doing so places you under no obligations and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. /StructParents 10 Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. << I was fired by what I consider a conspiracy. I have been with the company since Oct 17 and now it is Sept 18, I have worked through countless breaks without getting paid. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. ago. even if I need to clock in; Dollar General uses the 15 min. >> 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. There are 12,423 Stores. Theyll work you full time but have you in the system for part-time smh but I got the management experience. /Parent 9 0 R /Tabs /S Our firm pursues cases in California state and federal courts, as well as in courts around the nation. 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 even if it takes up to 14 minutes to take care of the transaction; when I clock back out 1-14 minutes later, the time clock rounds that to 15 minutes past the hour. California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance, Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance. 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. Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. 1 0 obj now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Tabs /S I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. 46 0 obj 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. /Resources 157 0 R The DOL awards damages to former employees as a rule of thumb. This Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. /Resources << /Resources 147 0 R Top Class Actions is a legal news source GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. /Group 121 0 R 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. The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. /Resources 117 0 R << less than half of my shift, meanwhile ive been out of work because of it and covid related problems. 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. >> 5 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. Lawsuits and disputes questions; Personal injury questions; Real estate questions; Traffic tickets questions; Wills and estates questions; The main objective is that employers implement an accurate procedure to track employee hours, and a reporting instrument to retain as record. Just want to tell people. Never fails. ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% Can I sue my employer for making work off the clock? The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. /Type /Catalog << 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. How do we use our Code? /StructParents 1 >> /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. Great company.I am already part of this law suit for the 15 hours a week I worked off the clock as a key and asst. 19 0 obj I feel like theres are always ways to tell when everything is being recorded. /Parent 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Not showing 31 hours of work time!! The end of the line was this past weekend when I was told I had to bring my doctor's excuse in to my manager within 15 minutes even though I wasn't released to return to work until Monday. What is going on??? I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. /Tabs /S 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!! 41 0 obj Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. >> << Dollar General - working off the clock! - ComplaintsBoard.com 10 0 obj 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. Off-The-Clock Work Can Trigger Lawsuit 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. /Annots [] endobj << >> /XObject << Sadly it happens everywhere. So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. /StructParents 15 We were still under staffed. endstream They never paid us for taking these tests at home or the hours to do it. Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] (gI?zX]?woR'`{XAx$u7KX85g}mOu:gKp6/{1[z*4cCG"*k(xjycjmO4w`c1V,k0FEX\4,m`$N5Q2^-P|T(v.?ILI];_D)IMpvR"Q, Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014. >> /Annots [] The attorneys at Capstone Law APC are licensed to practice in the State of California. All Rights Reserved. when performing work for Dollar General. This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! For more information, please see our 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1000 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. >> Yes, it is against the law for an employer to require an employee to work off the clock. Liabilities under FLSA extend three (3) years back. 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. /Type /Page endobj << Disclaimer /Contents [179 0 R] /Type /Page We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] Dollar General is thriving. But workers say they pay the price. - NBC News /Group 156 0 R Dollar Tree says that their workers are treated fairly when it comes to rest breaks and meal breaks. endobj /StructParents 12 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. >> >> Do we disclose any information to outside parties? /Type /Page Hablamos Espaol. 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. Top Class /Parent 3 0 R I make less than a dollar more then a cashier. /Font << WOW!!!. Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. The lawsuit, filed in the US District . 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 . I asked for 3 days in a row off it was refused. /Group 136 0 R Salaried employees receive a predetermined amount of pay comprising all or a stipulated part of an employee's compensation for employment. 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. >> It also informs them of their responsibilities to the employer and employees under state and federal wage laws. I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. /StructParents 16 >> /Tabs /S Privacy Policy. 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. Please reply with similar experiences and I may DM you with a number you can call to join the suit. \ALQp /Border [0 0 0] Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] worked 38 hours setting u new store, paystub shows 7,75! The penalties under California off-the-clock work law, for example, are up to $200 per worker for every pay period during which off-the-clock work was performed. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. /Parent 8 0 R Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. /Parent 3 0 R endobj A Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit claims the popular discount chain has been short-changing its employees by using an unfair time clock system. Was this document helpful? Of your sm see you worked off the clock and does not add that time to your pay they can be fired. Does anyone else have to work off the clock : r/DollarGeneral Each week in was paid 160.00 under the table I received no pay stubs or anything. /Type /Page 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.