/Group 61 0 R /Group 91 0 R Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. 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. /StructParents 0 /Group 131 0 R /Parent 3 0 R /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] We were still under staffed. He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. /F1 180 0 R << 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. 6 0 obj 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. >> I took my so called lunch break, I was interrupted as usual to do a return. If I was entitled to the hours worked off the clock I could probably take a year long furlow to regain my health. /Count 2 Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. Forcing other employees to work harder to compensate for the lack of staff. 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. endobj I applied for other jobs and they are told I was fired when they check. A large portion of my lunch is spent walking from the break room to the cash register to see what the cashier needs. We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. /Length 10 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. An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. I worked with a friend.. /Group 51 0 R << /Contents [171 0 R] How do we use our Code? /Tabs /S Ive worked for Dollar Tree for 6 years, and I mostly didnt hate it, the store I worked at in Michigan was nice, with good people, there were never any real issues. /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 I asked for 3 days in a row off it was refused. 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /I0 176 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. /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Annots [] 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. Do I qualify for the lawsuit? /AA 5 0 R /Type /Page /Resources 67 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. %]!/#+SJt.K4r`q,`O;"y:fZ84 8au7:y"UPI$/PDQ[kyxF=||1HDr>Nsq%gyN7s:3Tz ?~[?[xvztx![x 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. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] I emailed my DM yesterday and still no reponce about my meal break. 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. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Share it with your network! 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. After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. If you miss a deadline your claim will be lost forever. So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. /Contents [103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] I was told to do my training (cbl's) on my day off it took 11 hours. /F1 180 0 R 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. << Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. FLSA prohibits employees working off-the-clock without due cause. << Hablamos Espaol. /Font << 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. Read our Newswire Disclaimer. >> Online Privacy Policy Only Assignments or time that an employer has allowed an employee to wait to perform a task, thus counted as work, and will be paid. Because she was new they denied me taking time off. /Tabs /S And according to my DM we are suppose to be on call24/7 as a store manager, I WAS A STORE MANAGER FOR 3 YEARS AND ALSO WORKED 70 HOURS A WEEK AND ONLY GOT PAID FOR 40 HOURS A WEEK. /Annots [] /Resources << 28 0 obj /Annots [] The best way of avoiding liabilities for overtime work by employees, is to strictly control task times, as well as employee breaks and lunches. When a store manager arrived I was asked to train this manager to take the store position. 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. >> I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. /Count 1 >> 38 0 obj Dollar Tree says that their workers are treated fairly when it comes to rest breaks and meal breaks. Lawyer directory. Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] We worked by yourself many times. All Rights Reserved. 8 0 obj /Type /Page Be sure to give your name, telephone number, and the best time to reach you, and an attorney will get back to you soon. /Type /Page Double liabilities in the form of liquidated damages are the risk employers sustain when exposure is too high. Two former employees have filed a proposed class action that claims defendant Dollar General Corporation required them and similarly situated individuals to work off the clock, yet failed to pay them minimum or overtime wages. stream >> /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R I Still work for dollar General and for the pay its not worth it they don't pay enough for the work they want done and its never appreciated we always have new people because people always quit. /I0 178 0 R ago. . It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. Do we disclose any information to outside parties? 43 0 obj Read This Now! 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page break but i get docked for it. /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Dollar General concluded that Thomas took the CBLs for them and falsified company records to suggest they were traineda terminable offense. Privacy Policy. << Employees should be clocked in during work. California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance, Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance. I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. 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. Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. /Tabs /S Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. 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. 5 0 obj Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. /Count 2 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. endobj >> >> I have messages stating she was trying to get in contact to pay me. /Group 141 0 R /XObject << /Group 121 0 R Thomas denied that misconduct and said she told the employees to take the computer training "off the clock." endobj /Annots [] /StructParents 21 According to the Department of Labor (DOL), employees must be paid for all extra hours worked, including working through their lunch break. /StructParents 4 Terms and Conditions. Employers may find that they must limit employee access to technology to control overtime. Signed up for lawsuit never got nothing and my checks were never what they should of been.. Wonder why I never got something from settlement I did fill out the packet..? 7 0 obj 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. Los Angeles, CA 90067 /C [0 0 1] Time tracking software can help if coordinated with actual work processes on the job. 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 make less than a dollar more then a cashier. >> 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. 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. This was done as a means of avoiding paying the workers overtime wages, the lawsuit claims. 3 0 obj << >> This coming from a district manager. 33 0 obj What is taking so long.??? /Type /Page ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% You may, however, visit our site anonymously. But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. /Resources 152 0 R 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. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. your claim status, claim form or questions about when payments are /Contents [63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R] xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 30 0 obj I was fired by what I consider a conspiracy. 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. If you were forced to work off the clock or without overtime pay within the past 3 years in California, you have rights and you dont have to take on the company alone. /Group 81 0 R a day. WOW!!!. /S /URI The lawsuit, filed in the US District . /Parent 8 0 R Do we use cookies? 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. 26 0 obj I have been with the company since Oct 17 and now it is Sept 18, I have worked through countless breaks without getting paid. /Annots [] >> Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. 32 0 obj /Annots [47 0 R] /Subtype /Type1 August 04, 2006. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. /Contents [182 0 R] that she wanted to originally run my store. When an employee is instructed to rework a project without pay. /Resources 142 0 R >> >> This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. /StructParents 10 Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. /Type /Page Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. So let's say that each employee is expect to work through there lunch (30 min) and manager keys a lunch break in that equals 18,634.5 hours. Altering shift times is common way of working off-the-clock, as well as working during lunch breaks. 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. When you work at dollar general everybody needs to take the etips test for selling liquor. /Type /Pages 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. 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 . /Kids [38 0 R] Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. endobj Despite such good intentions, employees cannot choose to decline the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employers cannot refuse to pay. 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. /Pages 3 0 R This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! /Type /Page 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\ If the employer is intentionally in violation of wage and hour laws, they face far steeper civil penalties. 37 0 obj We should get paid anything over our required hours of 48.75. 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. endobj /Contents [174 0 R] /StructParents 23 As a store manager, you are paid for a 40hr work week. >> Not good or legal ones though. 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. /F1 172 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Unfortunately I had family issues and had to move back to Minnesota. /Contents [123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R] /Type /Page /Filter /FlateDecode It was a 3 million dollar store. /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Pages In order to fix so many problem with Dollar Tree you have to see it first hand!! 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 want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! 1875 Century Park East, Suite 1000 For more information, please see our I worked for dollar tree for 5 years or more as a asst. /BS << /Filter /FlateDecode Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. 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. << % 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. 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 >> 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. /Type /Page << >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /Type /Page Started as cashier they only wanted to give us 20hours a week, if that went to asst. The FLSA requires that employees be paid for all work, even if the work was not specifically requested. Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. /Parent 12 0 R /Type /Pages /Kids [42 0 R 43 0 R] >> You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. I loved it. This comes from a California Supreme Court ruling in an off-the clock work lawsuit. Posted on Apr 12, 2012. About BigClassAction.com And you never get undisturbed breaks. Just want to tell people. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Was this document helpful? Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. /Annots [] Lawsuits can be collective as well. /Tabs /S /Group 56 0 R >> Two former employees have filed a proposed class action that claims defendant Dollar General Corporation required them and similarly situated individuals to work off the clock, yet failed to pay them minimum or overtime wages. 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. >> /StructParents 5 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. Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. 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 . 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. Every night at closing I was told to clock out at 10:15pm and continue working that was 45 free mins. /Annots [] The FLSA states that work that is off-the-clock is the same as overtime not compensated by an employer at a standard hourly wage. endobj /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. /Parent 8 0 R May provide an initial consultation for free. 27 0 obj Featured review. Of your sm see you worked off the clock and does not add that time to your pay they can be fired. << Our firm pursues cases in California state and federal courts, as well as in courts around the nation. 11 0 obj Dollar Tree employee TerryS. originally filed this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. Not to mention to take him home after the shift. I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. /StructParents 20 endobj 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); not providing employees with timely, uninterrupted meal and/or rest breaks; not paying employees one hour of pay for each missed meal or rest break; not providing employees proper wage statements (pay stubs); failing to maintain accurate payroll records; not paying wages timely during employment and upon termination; failing to pay the time spent for and the costs of mandatory physical examinations and/or drug testing; and.
