Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. >> 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. You are being cheated out of wages you have earned. /Annots [] /Resources 57 0 R /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] /StructParents 13 Privacy Policy. Contacting Us This is a frequent thing for DG. Im apart of this lawsuit I want to know how to get payment please get on contact with me. and our They were treating me like a regular worker instead of manager I did stocking my first 3 days instead of proper assistant manager training . 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. 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. 15 0 obj /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] Whatever the forum or venue, Capstone Law invests the time and resources necessary to vigorously prosecute its cases. /Count 2 /Metadata 6 0 R 9 0 obj Last straw was when my Dm announced one of my asst. >> 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. 7 0 obj US Department of Transportation Overtime Pay Lawsuits For Telecommuting Jobs. Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. endobj endobj 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. /Type /Pages /Type /Page I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. /Resources 157 0 R They gave me my last check but tell me I have to contact ap for my milage pay but ap didnt promise me pay my DM did and I shouldnt have to hunt down my money. I quit because I refuse to work for a corporation that feeds off their employee's for profit. /ITXT (2.1.7) They said they had been watching for months why wait till I wouldnt travel to say something if they had all that and why am I the only one that was let go when I know for a fact of employees that are there today steeling. /Tabs /S It is a major problem statewide. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. 12 0 obj /Tabs /S 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. Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. /Annots [] When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. 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. /Tabs /S Doing so places you under no obligations and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. /Annots [47 0 R] /Type /Page But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. /I0 181 0 R I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding 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. Acting in "good faith" means that you provide all the information you have and you believe it to be . 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. >> We partner with local counsel when needed in litigation outside California. >> There is frequent schedule manipulation, and even claims that there were days I was late or just didnt show up, which is not true at all, and I can prove it with my debit card transactions in adjacent businesses while i was waiting for a key-holder to show up. endobj 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. xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. Sadly it happens everywhere. /Parent 3 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 8#0B"HdFK;G/jvIR &|O4cBy,`,i1%N;ro W"gw~k> $daXL%HWtzmt]f}ig{^,CK?SL^UYuY`by+tzn This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. /Font << 40 0 obj /Tabs /S << 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. 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. /Group 106 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode /Type /Page /StructParents 1 I can't count how many times the closing duties took longer than what the GM had scheduled, and my time was cut back to 10:15. /S /S Oh she had reasons. Please help. The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. /Annots [] endstream /Annots [] This new manager is making employees clock out and then count down their tilts . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> We were still under staffed. /Type /Page 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. 41 0 obj At Capstone Law APC, we believe that employees should be treated fairly, consumers should get what they pay for, and rights should be protected even when someone cannot afford a lawyer. Please enter the information below or call us to speak with Anthony Castillo, Esq. /Group 161 0 R /I0 170 0 R /AA 5 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. I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. Liabilities under FLSA extend three (3) years back. A large portion of my lunch is spent walking from the break room to the cash register to see what the cashier needs. Find a lawyer near you. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. 44 0 obj 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. /Parent 8 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 . You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. /XObject << I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. I was in my position for 2 weeks and our Store manager went to another store altogether. It was me. /Parent 8 0 R I applied for unemployment. /Parent 8 0 R This went on all last winter. This was done as a means of avoiding paying the workers overtime wages, the lawsuit claims. Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. /Parent 8 0 R In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. /Group 166 0 R Email: info@capstonelawyers.com Just last night after being there 8 hrs. 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!! /Contents [63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R] /Resources 167 0 R The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. /Contents [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R] (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. D. dolly06 of Griffin, US. /Resources 72 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /StructParents 9 endobj Lawsuits can be collective as well. Constantly could not maintain a full staff. You should contact an attorney to provide more information so you can receive more meaningful advise. endobj /Type /Page /Type /Catalog Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. /Kids [8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R] 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. >> /Tabs /S Employers should take steps to ensure that all employees, including supervisors, understand what constitutes actually report all time worked. Hablamos Espaol. Do personal care providers get overtime pay? 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. Then manager. A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. I worked with a friend.. >> 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); 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. /Type /Page /I0 173 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] /Resources 87 0 R Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. 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? BCV-18-102711. 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. /Group 131 0 R /Kids [38 0 R] /Contents [68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R] /Type /Page You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. 39 0 obj /StructParents 23 /Tabs /S The supervisor, Douglas Troester, spent four to 10 minutes on those tasks each day, a total of 12 hours and 50 minutes during 17 months of employment, worth $102.67 at the then-minimum wage of $8 . 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 . << 27 0 obj 18 0 obj /Resources 112 0 R I had a great Dm and great managers around me. Privacy Policy | Time records can also be kept on timesheets, security logs or software app. I also believe the manager was adding lunch times in for us, even though their was not enough staff to take a lunch. /Resources 92 0 R /Border [0 0 0] If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. /Type /Page /Contents [98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R] /Type /Pages Similarly, unpaid work post-shift, like finishing, cleaning, and returning equipment is off-the-clock. Salaried employees receive a predetermined amount of pay comprising all or a stipulated part of an employee's compensation for employment. Privacy Policy. What are your thoughts, my 3rd week of working. There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. For more information, please see our 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. Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. /Group 111 0 R expected to be mailed out. Before commenting, please review our comment policy. When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. 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. Employer direct request is considered due cause. Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal. /Parent 3 0 R Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. I worked for dollar tree for 5 years or more as a asst. /Parent 3 0 R /I0 183 0 R 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. << >> endobj /Resources 117 0 R failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. 5 minutes to go to the bab, They fired me for what I think was wrong Ive never done anything wrong I called help desk for register problems and I made a remark about register always broke down have tape it or paper clip the remark was were always Afro energyneer the dm said I would just be wrote up but instead the let me go after 14 yrs, Same here 10 yrs and if called while in lunch I got to go and also during breaks. I worked 70+ hours a week for 6 months. << 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 . /Resources << /Group 151 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. << /StructParents 21 Find the best ones near you. Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. 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. 46 0 obj /Group 121 0 R I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. /Group 101 0 R The previous manager had just been fired. Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. endobj Online Privacy Policy Only /Resources << << /Annots [] So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. This comes from a California Supreme Court ruling in an off-the clock work lawsuit. /StructParents 11 Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. >> >> 36 0 obj 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. Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. Terms and Conditions. https://topclassactions.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit Claims Unfair Time Clock System, Social Security Disability application & appeal claim review, Abbott baby formula recall lawsuit investigation. Low payroll hours to operate a store that is open from 8am - 10pm 7 days a week. /Annots [] /Length 377 /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] These are violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and can give rise to an overtime pay lawsuit. >> We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? 33 0 obj /Count 1 and I can prove the 2 hours and a few minutes (what appears up to the beginning of sept) using their compass system, so what about the rest of it going back to may? UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. Clocked out and then worked an additional off the clock shift from 4pm to 7am. >> >> Do we disclose any information to outside parties? /BaseFont /Times-Roman /Resources 62 0 R /Parent 10 0 R How do we protect your information? /Annots [] Sears Pharmacies Overtime Pay Claims & Lawsuits. I have been with the company since Oct 17 and now it is Sept 18, I have worked through countless breaks without getting paid. and no time off. New to ClassAction.org? /StructParents 15 /Resources 77 0 R Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. 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. 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. /F1 180 0 R FLSA approval of a claim allows for employees may also be able to recover attorney's fees if the complaint is found valid. I don't get meal breaks at all only one smoke break but that's it. ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. endobj 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. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. /Resources 82 0 R After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. << I transferred to a new location. /Type /Page /StructParents 7 All Rights Reserved. /Length 484 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 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. /StructParents 10 >> Los Angeles, CA 90067 I took my so called lunch break, I was interrupted as usual to do a return. 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. when performing work for Dollar General. To determine whether you are eligible for filing a wage claim against Dollar General, contact our experienced overtime pay lawyers at (855) 754-2795 for a free consultation. /Parent 8 0 R /Parent 8 0 R << endobj 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. >> >> << 3]@uWbz6lfxwsM: ?zVBJZ? endobj /StructParents 2 I feel like theres are always ways to tell when everything is being recorded. I almost never took breaks or lunches but got clocked out for them by my manager. No need to spend hours finding a lawyer, post a job and get custom quotes from experienced lawyers instantly. 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. 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. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. >> >> The court denied the hourly employees' request to be considered as a class in 2011 but settled the cases of 26 of the plaintiffs individually in 2013 . They were going to hire someone but I don't know what happened but my main question is why the hell do they need 3or 4 managers for Dollar general. We believe that these are violations of California's Labor Code, and we also believe that these violations occurred on a systematic basis to Dollar General employees. I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. /Contents [113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R] stream /Parent 8 0 R << They knew all the register buttons and codes. /Tabs /S 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. /F1 172 0 R /Outlines 2 0 R 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. Please contact me.
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