document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2022 Overtime Pay Laws, All Rights Reserved | Call (757) 278-0364 For Free Case Review | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. break but i get docked for it. /Annots [] Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? /F1 175 0 R << Lawsuit for working off the clock. : r/DollarGeneral 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. /StructParents 2 /Type /Font Let's do some math. /F1 45 0 R >> 26 0 obj Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. Required fields are marked *. Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 /PageMode /UseNone << within the three (3) years preceding the filing of this lawsuit. /Tabs /S >> /Annots [] /ITXT (2.1.7) ;xw Where an employer requires or allows workers to work overtime, under U.S. law that overtime is usually due compensation. /Annots [] Was this document helpful? In his ruling, the Judge wrote, Dollar Tree also claims that the actual work does not resume until several minutes after a shift is scheduled to begin, and that no employees have been subject to discipline for clocking in precisely at the start of the shift, or within five minutes thereafter.. >> endobj About 5 minutes later the cashier came to tell me that the DM was on the phone, explaining to me that the women that was in there was a District Manager from another district and that I had been rude to her because I went back to break. Paying for unauthorized overtime might be painful, but overtime pay cannot be denied. >> Ive been employed for a little longer than 2 years and deal with the same issues to a tee. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] >> << Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com . /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Top Class Actions is a Proud Member of the American Bar Association, Various Trademarks held by their respective owners. status of any class action settlement claim. /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Pages The FLSA regulations literally state that management cannot sit back and accept the benefits of an employees labor without paying for the time. << for a week and work not your good`s ones all your trouble ones, We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree! /Tabs /S 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. 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. /Resources 92 0 R However, while federal laws may allow small increments of off-the-clock work, California law completely prohibits working off the clock. 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. endobj /F1 169 0 R I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. D. dolly06 of Griffin, US. /Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] 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 . All Rights Reserved. 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 . endobj endobj 11 0 obj >> /Group 156 0 R /Type /Page Merely paying the employee back-wages is less expensive and litigious than the threat of lawsuit. /Contents [138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R] >> 3]@uWbz6lfxwsM: ?zVBJZ? /StructParents 12 Sadly it happens everywhere. A person called me and told me all the keys to punch in the register, regarding MyVanilla and another pre-paid, and the store lost money. A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. Terms and Conditions. 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. /Parent 8 0 R >> Investigator tells me I quit. endobj When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. /Parent 8 0 R 35 0 obj Hourly employees reported they were forced to work "off the clock" and had their pay records altered, according to a separate wage theft lawsuit filed in New York District Court in 2006. There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. /Type /Page 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. Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. I worked from October 2015 till December 22, 2016 with zero vacation time used. The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. >> I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. >> If the employee must stay late to finish helping the customer, must be paid for that time even though shift is ended. << There is absolutely no cost to you to submit this form. UCLA Labor Center | What is Wage Theft? 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. /Type /Page Plaintiffs and class Case 1:17-cv-01014 Document 1 Filed 01/20/17 Page 1 of 24 PageID 1. /Parent 3 0 R /Annots [47 0 R] Your Consent Dollar general wouldn't even talk to me about it. Dollar General is thriving. But workers say they pay the price. - NBC News /Type /Pages a day. /Tabs /S Not showing 31 hours of work time!! /Parent 8 0 R << >> /Parent 10 0 R 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. Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. The employees are exempt from overtime, this is not a problem because they get the same salary every week, regardless of the total hours worked for employees entitled to overtime, any work performed must be counted and paid. {*{ /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. 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. Privacy Policy. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below. /Type /Page endobj Privacy Policy | Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal.8 min read. We worked by yourself many times. Featured review. /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /Group 151 0 R 7 0 obj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. You may, however, visit our site anonymously. The information on this site has been created by Capstone Law APC for informational purposes only, and is not, nor is it intended to be, legal advice. /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 Dollar general made me work off the clock? - Legal Answers - Avvo << 31 0 obj 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. >> Many of my hour lunches disrupted to the point I only ended up with 5 or 10 minutes of my break left. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Unloading trucks, working all night to stock. /Parent 3 0 R endstream /Annots [] FLSA prohibits employees working off-the-clock without due cause. Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. /Border [0 0 0] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] Also, Dollar Tree allegedly has a practice of rounding down to the nearest 15 minutes. PDF Beaver V Dollar General - Class Action /Parent 8 0 R /BS << /Annots [] Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. endobj 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. >> Do we use cookies? >> /Parent 8 0 R /StructParents 21 /C [0 0 1] Unpaid overtime law: Off-the-clock, employee - Class Action Lawsuits 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. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. /Type /Page Employees can be subject to discipline for working unauthorized overtime, even if employees voluntarily work after hours and should understand that the time worked must be recorded and that failing to record their time isnt helping the company. Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. /Count 1 endobj /Parent 8 0 R /XObject << You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. /StructParents 3 /Group 66 0 R /Tabs /S 23 0 obj I was a manager and an assistant manager at Dollar General, District 258. So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. /Annots [] /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. /StructParents 15 /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] 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. xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 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. When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets.