/PageMode /UseNone Oh she had reasons. /Group 91 0 R I worked for dollar tree for 5 years or more as a asst. /Group 166 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 9 0 obj 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. When an employee becomes unhappy at work or is terminated, that is when generally see a lawsuit filed. We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. 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. Clocked out and then worked an additional off the clock shift from 4pm to 7am. Lawyer directory. /Resources 132 0 R Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. /Parent 3 0 R << >> endobj I loved it. << When a store manager arrived I was asked to train this manager to take the store position. << >> /StructParents 12 Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. /Parent 10 0 R 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. I happen to know all the people that work there and this store recently changed store management! /Resources << It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. 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. endobj So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. 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. 37 0 obj 23 0 obj /XObject << Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. 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. /StructParents 0 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. Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. 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. You must contact the /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] How do we use our Code? << /Type /Page Not to mention to take him home after the shift. manager. Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . when performing work for Dollar General. 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. Privacy Policy | I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R I worked with a friend.. /Annots [] By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. /Parent 8 0 R {*{ This is a frequent thing for DG. Employer guidelines should be clear and provide explicit examples of what constitutes off-the-clock infringements in the workplace to not foster misinterpretations. /Tabs /S /Parent 3 0 R << << /Count 31 endobj /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 /Tabs /S 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 . Working off the clock is illegal under both federal and California labor laws. We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. OCgXNezZYer1 34 0 obj 41 0 obj 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. endobj >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Cookie Notice >> With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. It was a 3 million dollar store. /Resources 92 0 R Recently, a California judge granted class certification to this group, even after defendant Dollar Tree Inc. expressed its opposition to the certification for this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. They never paid us for taking these tests at home or the hours to do it. /Tabs /S endobj /Parent 9 0 R Each week in was paid 160.00 under the table I received no pay stubs or anything. Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. \ALQp >> Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal.8 min read. I close every night but 2 nights off. BCV-18-102711. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> /Resources 117 0 R /Resources 122 0 R /Tabs /S /XObject << 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? /Tabs /S /StructParents 7 May provide an initial consultation for free. I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. << I asked for 3 days in a row off it was refused. Whatever the forum or venue, Capstone Law invests the time and resources necessary to vigorously prosecute its cases. status of any class action settlement claim. /Type /Page %PDF-1.5 But as I'm reading everyone's comments about Dollar general I have never seen so much complaints. /Annots [] I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. /Resources 127 0 R endobj endobj endobj We collect information from you when you fill out our contact form. expected to be mailed out. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R] FAQ But I did for several months.First manager was school smart and told no experience they brought in a new manager, I trained her as well. << Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I ran the store working 98 hours a week with no lunch, and no time off for several months.The district manager lied to the corporation about whom was running the store. 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. I am a dollar general store manager working between 60 - 70 hours per week. 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. /Annots [] /Filter /FlateDecode << document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); @2023 Top Class Actions. I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. US Department of Transportation Overtime Pay Lawsuits For Telecommuting Jobs. /Contents 44 0 R She ended up being terminated for missing class and not returning to the store because she was sick with diabetes. /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] /Group 111 0 R Theyll work you full time but have you in the system for part-time smh but I got the management experience. /Group 106 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. If I was entitled to the hours worked off the clock I could probably take a year long furlow to regain my health. 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] /Group 96 0 R Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. Never fails. /Type /Page << /Parent 8 0 R 38 0 obj endobj k`/jJ[4 ,"|D8/6( v JYr-2/ T,}]8 lV$ 9C p }DYxask5k5[kj;CNU0]%XryPGP-7/+PXSrZ8L]V6ORM1vOt;>Obc,)Z=KwU:P9wclwn#[G,o06V{rwJ&`v1Z4-2l2JL/n:tC#L 0?wZUvoGPd\6;J{+HjL2wAvzEf14imYdxz),zSPcfL~X1yamMw~/j35@pBP{VUSy{t|/>#v:d~N+Nb!=&Kx@WR9W #'};hIlO'%:;M#Q4XX.j? 2 0 obj California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance /Type /Page /BS << I make less than a dollar more then a cashier. Contacting Us We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. /Parent 8 0 R /Names 4 0 R /StructParents 13 /Length 3384 Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. The FLSA requires that employees be paid for all work, even if the work was not specifically requested. I am expected to clock in for any help the cashier or a customer may need. I was a manager and an assistant manager at Dollar General, District 258. endobj /Resources 147 0 R >> 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. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent. 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. /Resources 167 0 R /Font << You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. >> /Parent 12 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Contents [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R] >> /Annots [] I havent heard anything since. /Group 61 0 R /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R 1 0 obj /Annots [] 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. 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. %]!/#+SJt.K4r`q,`O;"y:fZ84 8au7:y"UPI$/PDQ[kyxF=||1HDr>Nsq%gyN7s:3Tz ?~[?[xvztx![x Working employee's off the clock seems to be a Dollar General Standard. 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 20 She refused to give me my breaks or lunch on time days I didnt get lunch when working up 7 or 8 hours . /Subtype /Type1 29 0 obj I emailed my DM yesterday and still no reponce about my meal break. /F1 180 0 R /Resources 102 0 R /Tabs /S 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. /Type /Pages 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 Stating they could only find 2 hours and some change of time i not paid. >> Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. 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. All Rights Reserved. Posted on Apr 12, 2012. /Contents [182 0 R] 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. /Group 141 0 R /Resources << /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] 6 0 obj Hablamos Espaol. drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R]