<< /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] I still am not receiving proper paychecks. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. >> 48 0 obj 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. >> << /Pages 3 0 R /Type /Pages /Type /Page The statute of limitations is customarily two (2) years, yet employers are liable three (3) years for intentional violation of FLSA wage and hour laws. I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. endstream I was fired by my DM for leaving building to go to bank and then sitting in my car to eat. Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. 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. Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 status of any class action settlement claim. 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. /Filter /FlateDecode I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. /Resources 97 0 R To handle those issues its sad because this company treats employees as only a number instead of part of their team i never had trouvle with anxiety. 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. /I0 178 0 R 12 0 obj /Resources 157 0 R 2 0 obj The lawsuit, filed in the US District . endobj >> /Kids [39 0 R] We came in the a.m. /StructParents 20 Then finally she quit by 2014 i had a new manager dec of 2014 i was up for a promotiin to assistant manager when they found out i was pregnant i was told i couldnt get my promotion until i returned from maternity leave because they would have to pay me for my leave so at 33 wks pregnant i had no choice but to take my leave because aa hard as they was making me work i started having pregnancy complications from not being able to take breaks and lunches so i could eat because we were expected to work through them so i was having problems with my sugar levels dropping i was scared if i didnt take leave i was going to lose my baby or we both werent going to make it i was out of work 8 weeks with no pay because i was denied my promotion soon as i returned i was promoted my the hours on my checks were never what i kept track of because the managers would go to send time in and take hours we worked of so they wouldnt go over their allowed schedule hours because if they did they got fussed at by the district manager because the district managers wouldnt recieve their bonuses i asked the district manager about the managers taking our worked hours he told me he would investigate it to my knowledge no investigation was ever done so i called corperate and they told me that it was the district managers responsibility. /Group 86 0 R /StructParents 17 /Resources << endobj If the employer is intentionally in violation of wage and hour laws, they face far steeper civil penalties. 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. I know that the employee's of Dollar General are working more then 30 min. endobj /Resources 147 0 R As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. << I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. 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. Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. I engaged into the lawsuit that was going on for unpaid wages and have heard nothing back. I trained her to do her position, as she also received help from other store managers. within the three (3) years preceding the filing of this lawsuit. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 3 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources << 38 0 obj Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- manager. /F1 180 0 R You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. How do we use our Code? /Type /Page /Type /Page FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. /Tabs /S Yes, it is against the law for an employer to require an employee to work off the clock. 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. /Resources 142 0 R @]r9j/r2sb+}G*%vs7 &]b5.X8^[y+gx!ZaSEP[gh|H:00w[O2,_LG-49=bsMq)nGV3,Z Please contact me. I believe I can be a part of this lawsuit. 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. 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. 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. 9 0 obj endobj /Group 136 0 R The FLSA regulations literally state that management cannot sit back and accept the benefits of an employees labor without paying for the time. endobj Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Dollar general made me work off the clock? - Legal Answers - Avvo endobj endobj 44 0 obj ago. 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. 11 0 obj Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. Contacting Us
/Resources << 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. /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I'm 18 and I need the money for college and everything. stream
/Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /I0 170 0 R I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. 18 0 obj I worked with a friend.. >> endobj << 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. /XObject << Countless hours off the clock to keep the store recovered and seasonal put out. 14 0 obj >> Then manager. failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. /StructParents 23 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. Employers can be forced to pay liquidated damages as remedy as well as civil penalties if found in violation by the court. /A << 33 0 obj Liabilities under FLSA extend three (3) years back. I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . /Annots [] /Type /Page So basically, most of the time your "off the clock" lunch is interrupted, your working for free. Share it with your network! The lawsuit alleges the following violations against Dollar General: not paying all overtime wages; 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); When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. /I0 173 0 R You do not get paid for those 8hrs and if somebody calls out, and you do not have an extra person to cover, you are going in and working more hrs for free. Dollar Tree employee TerryS. originally filed this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. According to the Department of Labor (DOL), employees must be paid for all extra hours worked, including working through their lunch break. The lawsuit was filed in Tennessee on behalf of all individuals employed by the defendant as key holders, i.e. Similarly, an employer may request an employee perform work duties off the clock. I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. /Resources 152 0 R /Contents [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R] endobj >> /BaseFont /Times-Roman Dollar General Store Faces Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit /F1 172 0 R So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. /Parent 11 0 R If one ever takes a position over cashier they are subject to interrupted breaks, and forced to remain on the property with responsibility for all issues inside that are above the scope of a cashier's duties. The previous manager had just been fired. << 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.