Then manager. . I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. 13 0 obj 24 0 obj Forcing other employees to work harder to compensate for the lack of staff. Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. 11 0 obj The DOL awards damages to former employees as a rule of thumb. Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. endobj >> /URI (https://www.classaction.org/news/dollar-general-clocked-with-unpaid-wage-class-action) /Kids [39 0 R] Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. Read This Now! I asked for my vacation time to use it. It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. Theyll work you full time but have you in the system for part-time smh but I got the management experience. We also pay all court fees and litigation expenses so it literally costs you nothing to get started. /Annots [] that arrangements were made. /Resources 152 0 R I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. The lawsuit, filed in the US District . Wal-Mart said on Tuesday that it would pay at least $352 million, and possibly far more, to settle lawsuits across the country claiming that it forced employees to work off the clock.. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Parent 8 0 R /StructParents 15 endobj /Type /Page settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding 10 0 obj Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. WOW!!!. Do we disclose any information to outside parties? 48 0 obj This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. endobj << >> Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. You must contact the 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. endobj A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. Disclaimer 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. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] HORRIBLE. But as I'm reading everyone's comments about Dollar general I have never seen so much complaints. Performing sidework. 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. /Parent 3 0 R I turned in my keys and quit. Your Consent 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. Our firm pursues cases in California state and federal courts, as well as in courts around the nation. endobj If an employee makes the decision to arrive at work early and begin working on the computer, reading emails, working off-the-clock has taken place. << << The question has been answered before Ive had a chance to get through the 4 step clock-in process. expected to be mailed out. /Type /Page The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. I applied for unemployment. /ITXT (2.1.7) 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 Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. 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. >> endobj Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. 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. Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . >> Started as cashier they only wanted to give us 20hours a week, if that went to asst. We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree to work in some of his stores!! 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. >> >> I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. /Annots [] This Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit also claims the company has set up its bonus program so that bonus compensation wont be taken into consideration in determining overtime wages. << I took my so called lunch break, I was interrupted as usual to do a return. /Tabs /S Currently working on a state comp lawsuit due to Dollar Gen Corp directing employees to work while clocked out on break as well as Dollar Gen Corp directing employees to clock out 5-30 minutes before they're completely done and leave. /Resources 137 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Making sure that employees are informed of break and lunch times reduces off-the-clock work errors. /StructParents 4 33 0 obj /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. Certain employees are considered " exempt . When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. Each week in was paid 160.00 under the table I received no pay stubs or anything. /Group 151 0 R We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. /Resources 127 0 R Oh she had reasons. I asked for a week off after having turned the store around. << xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 /Resources 72 0 R 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. /Annots [] Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. endobj I believe I can be a part of this lawsuit. /Type /Page endobj Capstone Law seeks to represent employees, consumers and investors across the country in litigation involving labor and workplace rights, privacy laws, automobile and other product defects, consumer protection, false advertising or other deceptive trade practices, and securities fraud. /Parent 8 0 R I worked at dollar tree and my manager would often times adjust my hours so he wouldnt get in trouble for over time he made me work. /Metadata 6 0 R /F1 180 0 R So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. /Type /Pages 17 0 obj 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. According to the Department of Labor (DOL), employees must be paid for all extra hours worked, including working through their lunch break. << /Annots [] The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. /Group 71 0 R >> 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. >> /Contents [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R] 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. << If an employer does not communicate an expectation for after-hours work, supervisors may give the impression that such effort is expected. 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. When a store manager arrived I was asked to train this manager to take the store position. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. (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. I transferred to a new location. Please help. And was never compensated for any of it. I worked for dollar tree for 5 years or more as a asst. /Parent 3 0 R /Type /Page /Kids [38 0 R] /Annots [] 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 . /Type /Page 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 close every night but 2 nights off. /Outlines 2 0 R Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. 40 minutes taken out of every shift all winter long and not to be paid for it, I dont know what Im supposed to do. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Lawyer directory. /BaseFont /Times-Roman /XObject << /StructParents 16 endobj We worked by yourself many times. I havent heard anything since. The main objective is that employers implement an accurate procedure to track employee hours, and a reporting instrument to retain as record. Employers often deny or unlawfully refuse to pay overtime by misclassifying the positions of the workers, requiring them to report to work early but not punch the clock until later, striking hours off time cards, or not paying them for work before the shift starts and after the employee punches out for the day. Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. /Kids [42 0 R 43 0 R] << 37 0 obj /Type /Page I almost never took breaks or lunches but got clocked out for them by my manager. Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. >> Unfortunately I had family issues and had to move back to Minnesota. /F1 169 0 R 43 0 obj /Names 4 0 R /Annots [] /Tabs /S >> New to ClassAction.org? How do we use our Code? /Annots [] I did so. Of your sm see you worked off the clock and does not add that time to your pay they can be fired. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. The FLSA requires that employees be paid for all work, even if the work was not specifically requested. << What information do we collect? %]!/#+SJt.K4r`q,`O;"y:fZ84 8au7:y"UPI$/PDQ[kyxF=||1HDr>Nsq%gyN7s:3Tz ?~[?[xvztx![x I worked at Dollar tree here in Tempe Az was one of the employees that came in off clock to stock because we had so many items in the back he over order . 6 0 obj I also believe the manager was adding lunch times in for us, even though their was not enough staff to take a lunch. off the clock. This is a frequent thing for DG. /Parent 8 0 R California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance, Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance. 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. 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. /StructParents 8 /Group 116 0 R /XObject << /Contents [182 0 R] >> Yes, mandatory overtime is legal, but if an employer doesn't pay their employees for working off the clock, the employees can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages against their employer, which can be costly . 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. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /Resources << Posted on Apr 12, 2012. /Type /Page %PDF-1.5 Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. Assignments or time that an employer has allowed an employee to wait to perform a task, thus counted as work, and will be paid. 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? That doesn't count the times that if we were unable to clock in on time.We didn't get an adjustment. Email: info@capstonelawyers.com /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /AA 5 0 R /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] 31 0 obj This new manager is making employees clock out and then count down their tilts . 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. All Rights Reserved. << Working off the clock is illegal under both federal and California labor laws. >> Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. 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 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. /Group 146 0 R 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. Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. /Parent 8 0 R /Contents [179 0 R] /Font << endstream Scan this QR code to download the app now. /XObject << 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. /Count 1 << stream As a store manager, you are paid for a 40hr work week. >> 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. /Parent 8 0 R failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. >> 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. In the form of being scheduled in earlier than opening managers, and not having time adjustments, and the few that I filled out myself have vanished. We also pursue our clients claims in arbitration and before administrative agencies. /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] 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.