Dollar General Reports on Status of Pending Lawsuit 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 want you dollar store employees to know that you are lining the pockets of the share holders and that is WRONG!!! /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] >> /Tabs /S /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] >> Investigator tells me I quit. 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 [] We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. /Parent 8 0 R I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. 43 0 obj 3 0 obj /Tabs /S /Type /Page /Type /Page 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 . Employees who have experienced the same circumstances if an employer has practiced non-payment for off-the-clock work can sue as part of a collective FLSA action. << endobj your claim status, claim form or questions about when payments are Working Off The Clock: Is It Legal & All You Need To Know - Homebase /Count 31 >> >> << UCLA Labor Center | What is Wage Theft? >> The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. /Group 76 0 R /Font << /Parent 3 0 R << 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] endobj /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] He had an investigator check into my story. endobj << endobj /Type /Page Dollar General Lawsuits - Law Fem /Parent 8 0 R Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. 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 . 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. /Group 111 0 R << 22 0 obj /Tabs /S 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. 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. /Parent 8 0 R 28 0 obj One time in order to keep my boss from losing her job I worked from 7 am to 4pm. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. /Contents [174 0 R] Cookie Notice << /Group 106 0 R fWTTjC#WTSj"0V]@TVk?,2` @!vPIl f^,Jc(ROlb{"D 2HxbEX>n 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. Was denied. I signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. 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. /Type /Page 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. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. As a store manager, you are paid for a 40hr work week. 9 0 obj Unpaid overtime law: Off-the-clock, employee - Class Action Lawsuits So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. 34 0 obj I worked for Dollar General in Mississippi would like paperwork for class action I was told if I resigned I would not get paid for vacation I also had to stay on premises for breaks. 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. /Group 136 0 R Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. 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. /Tabs /S /Resources 132 0 R What is taking so long.??? 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. /Type /Page 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. 41 0 obj /StructParents 3 When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. Time recording is the most important element of accountability. << 11 0 obj 8 0 obj now let say each employee makes min wage (we know they make more) 7.25 x 18,634.5 = 135,100. dollars. This comes from a California Supreme Court ruling in an off-the clock work lawsuit. Oh she had reasons. I worked for dollar tree for 5 years or more as a asst. /Parent 8 0 R that arrangements were made. Time tracking software can help if coordinated with actual work processes on the job. We also pay all court fees and litigation expenses so it literally costs you nothing to get started. Lawsuits and disputes questions; Personal injury questions; Real estate questions; Traffic tickets questions; Wills and estates questions; /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /Parent 11 0 R /Kids [39 0 R] 10 0 obj I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . >> /Kids [8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] administrator or law firm. >> 33 0 obj round off process. 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. endobj Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. /Tabs /S endobj endobj /XObject << Contacting Us /Parent 11 0 R Lawsuit for working off the clock. : r/DollarGeneral I received my unemployment after they asked for 2 hearings because she was exposed for unfairly firing me. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. >> The LA Times told the story of Los Angeles sanitation workers whose lunch breaks were being unlawfully regulated. An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. /Annots [] /Tabs /S >> Corrado Rizzi is the Senior Managing Editor of ClassAction.org. /Annots [] /XObject << BCV-18-102711. 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. 29 0 obj 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. << << endobj 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. Think in terms of how you will be able to prove you are working those hours. Do we disclose any information to outside parties? The lawsuit, filed in the US District . endobj It also informs them of their responsibilities to the employer and employees under state and federal wage laws. /I0 170 0 R /StructParents 16 This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! They were treating me like a regular worker instead of manager I did stocking my first 3 days instead of proper assistant manager training . /Type /Page I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. endobj The FLSA regulations literally state that management cannot sit back and accept the benefits of an employees labor without paying for the time. /Resources 77 0 R 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. >> /Type /Page 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. Clocked out and then worked an additional off the clock shift from 4pm to 7am. Making sure that employees are informed of break and lunch times reduces off-the-clock work errors. Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! /XObject << >> Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. Countless hours off the clock to keep the store recovered and seasonal put out. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. >> 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. 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 Despite such good intentions, employees cannot choose to decline the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and employers cannot refuse to pay. /Type /Page Employers can implement a strict program of work process, taking the steps to control for unconsented to off-the-clock work by having knowledge of FLSA rule; and establishing transparent written training policies, monitoring work activities, and informing managers and other supervisors, about off-the-clock work. /StructParents 18 endobj Performing job duties during lunch breaks. /Group 96 0 R We use cookies to help us remember and process registrations, understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. /Parent 3 0 R /F2 46 0 R 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. >> Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. gsoM gV4'sk?xns0, /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. 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..? /Group 66 0 R /Group 51 0 R 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? First, choose your state: . They also claimed they do not have access to my email addresss, which is funny- as I have always been a paperless employee which is how they send my W-2s to me They are also badgering me to return to work, because they want it to appear that i have agreed to accept their insulting 2 hours of pay, that isnt even accurate to what I can actually prove. /Annots [] Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. 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. Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. /Parent 3 0 R /Parent 8 0 R Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. Dollar General Class Action Alleges Discrimination Against Pregnant Plaintiffs and class Case 1:17-cv-01014 Document 1 Filed 01/20/17 Page 1 of 24 PageID 1. Employers showing that they acted in good faith, evidencing due diligence in response to FLSA adherence, may supersede such a claim. /Type /Pages Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Not to mention to take him home after the shift. /Resources 67 0 R settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. /Type /Page Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. 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. /StructParents 8 Required fields are marked *. We came in the a.m. document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); @2023 Top Class Actions. Not showing 31 hours of work time!! OCgXNezZYer1 /Names 4 0 R This is a frequent thing for DG. /Annots [] I feel I would be included in this lawsuit as well. It is a major problem statewide. manager. /Resources << endobj ago. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Their pay rises are ridiculous they go by a point system i been with this company for 3 years i am always an hour early every day and the manger is very vindictive if she does not like you you dont get hours and their health care sucks i have it and i have to take heart medicine and they wont let you opt out of the RX plan so i dont use it. stream 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. /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline. /Resources 122 0 R /Resources << Employers can be forced to pay liquidated damages as remedy as well as civil penalties if found in violation by the court. Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. that she wanted to originally run my store. /Contents [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R] /Annots [] If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. In 2017, TJ Maxx was ordered to pay $8.5 million to California workers in a meal break case. /Count 1 Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. /Type /Page This was done as a means of avoiding paying the workers overtime wages, the lawsuit claims. 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. 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. L.A. landlord sues over eviction law, seeking $100 million - Los Read our Newswire Disclaimer. There is absolutely no cost to you to submit this form. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. Last straw was when my Dm announced one of my asst. It would be nice if the C E O of Dollar Tree would come and work in some of his stores, So he can Understand and feel what employees feel, like the Undercover Boss!!!!! Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. /Type /Pages /Parent 8 0 R If the employee must stay late to finish helping the customer, must be paid for that time even though shift is ended. The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. I happen to know all the people that work there and this store recently changed store management! Common examples of off-the-clock work violations include: Unpaid pre-shift and post-shift work such as: Attending meetings or training, or; Performing opening and closing tasks. /Contents [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R] >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 8 0 R These are violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and can give rise to an overtime pay lawsuit. To be exempt from overtime, an employee must be paid a salary. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. endstream /F1 175 0 R 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. I engaged into the lawsuit that was going on for unpaid wages and have heard nothing back. /Annots [] /Annots [] >> 17 0 obj ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% 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. This is a frequent thing for DG. >> /Parent 8 0 R 3]@uWbz6lfxwsM: ?zVBJZ? >> I was fired by my DM for leaving building to go to bank and then sitting in my car to eat. In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. x+ | I quit because I refuse to work for a corporation that feeds off their employee's for profit. It wasnt until I brought department of labor into it that they finally acknowledged me. >> /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] << << /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. /Parent 8 0 R When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. /A << /Group 91 0 R /XObject << drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. /Parent 9 0 R PDF Serving Others: Dollar General'S Code of Business Conduct and Ethics /Type /Page /Outlines 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] members' after shift "off-the-clock" work. >> << I applied for other jobs and they are told I was fired when they check. >> stream 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!! /F1 180 0 R He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. 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. endobj /StructParents 7 /StructParents 21 Please help. So I work at a Dollar General and we are forced to clock out at 10:15pm on the dot sometimes 10:20, yet we are still at the store doing closing things till 10:20-10:35/40. New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. Privacy Policy | Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. Back in 2014, there was a public-entity lunch break case that highlighted a worker's right to spend his or her lunch break uninterrupted. If you miss a deadline your claim will be lost forever. /Group 156 0 R Salaried employees must be paid at least $23,660, an employee must fulfill the job duties tests for enumerated exemption. The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. /Resources << I did so. US Department of Transportation Overtime Pay Lawsuits For Telecommuting Jobs. endobj I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Page Please complete this form to request a review of your complaint by an attorney. 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. 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. /W 0 /BaseFont /Times-Bold /Group 121 0 R /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] Dollar General Store Faces Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit endobj /S /S Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- They didnt like all the overtime we ate pulling, but what were we supposed to do? /Resources << 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. 39 0 obj

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