/Type /Catalog The main objective is that employers implement an accurate procedure to track employee hours, and a reporting instrument to retain as record. I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. << << /F1 175 0 R I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. I close every night but 2 nights off. 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 >> We were still under staffed. I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. << administrator or law firm. I transferred to a new location. /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Page 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. 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. /Contents [182 0 R] /Annots [] When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. So let's say that each employee is expect to work through there lunch (30 min) and manager keys a lunch break in that equals 18,634.5 hours. Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. Just want to tell people. Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. endobj 20 0 obj >> Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. 19 0 obj Always have to stay at the site during lunch breaks. /Type /Page /Annots [] If the employer is intentionally in violation of wage and hour laws, they face far steeper civil penalties. By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. even if I need to clock in; Dollar General uses the 15 min. 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. Oh she had reasons. Top Class /StructParents 5 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] It also said it will pay employees. 37 0 obj (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. 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. 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 3 0 R << /Parent 8 0 R /Parent 11 0 R /Annots [] /Count 31 Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. Similarly, unpaid work post-shift, like finishing, cleaning, and returning equipment is off-the-clock. 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. An unpaid wages lawsuit seeking class action status (case number 3:13-cv-02698-MEM) has been filed against Amazon Inc., alleging employees at the company's facility in Pennsylvania were. << ;xw Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. << 23 0 obj 13 0 obj 16 0 obj We should get paid anything over our required hours of 48.75. Sears Pharmacies Overtime Pay Claims & Lawsuits. /ITXT (2.1.7) endobj /Group 121 0 R The lawsuit, filed in the US District . 1 0 obj The penalties under California off-the-clock work law, for example, are up to $200 per worker for every pay period during which off-the-clock work was performed. << https://topclassactions.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php, Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit Claims Unfair Time Clock System, Social Security Disability application & appeal claim review, Abbott baby formula recall lawsuit investigation. /Tabs /S /Type /Page I received my unemployment after they asked for 2 hearings because she was exposed for unfairly firing me. Wage theft is the illegal practice of not paying workers for all of their work including; violating minimum wage laws, not paying overtime, forcing workers to work off the clock, and much more. 45 0 obj Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. k`/jJ[4 ,"|D8/6( v JYr-2/ T,}]8 lV$ 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? /Group 51 0 R /Type /Page /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 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. /Resources 167 0 R /BaseFont /Times-Roman << The employer expects availability after hours, the potential liability for unpaid hours increases because the employer reasonably should have known that work was being performed. I worked 60 to 80 hrs a week . wouldn't be around much longer so she quit along with one of my cashiers. endobj By submitting your comment and contact information, you agree to receive marketing emails from Top Class Actions regarding this and/or similar lawsuits or settlements, and/or to be contacted by an attorney or law firm to discuss the details of your potential case at no charge to you if you qualify. Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. << It was refused. It would be nice if the C E O of Dollar Tree would come and work in some of his stores, So he can Understand and feel what employees feel, like the Undercover Boss!!!!! /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. endstream /StructParents 0 /Tabs /S /Annots [] /Resources 137 0 R 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 /Page If I hadnt picked up the manager, Ive been sitting in the parking lot for a whole shift doing nothing. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. endobj Was denied. /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] Countless hours off the clock to keep the store recovered and seasonal put out. Please enter the information below or call us to speak with Anthony Castillo, Esq. /Annots [] Manager refused to stay after I told her that something is terribly wrong with my health. This is a horrific place to work! and I started out as cashier and ended up as Store Manager, I have a lot to say, I worked numerous hrs without overtime pay, use vacation hrs to save payroll and worked off the clock. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. The FLSA regulations literally state that management cannot sit back and accept the benefits of an employees labor without paying for the time. I make less than a dollar more then a cashier. /Parent 12 0 R Disclaimer In essence, the plaintiff claims that instead of giving workers proper overtime pay as is required by law, Dollar Tree pays them a nondiscretionary bonus. /Parent 8 0 R /StructParents 16 for a week and work not your good`s ones all your trouble ones, We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree! It wasnt until I brought department of labor into it that they finally acknowledged me. 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. 4 0 obj WOW!!!. /F1 180 0 R 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. 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. when performing work for Dollar General. We partner with local counsel when needed in litigation outside California. worked 38 hours setting u new store, paystub shows 7,75! /Type /Outlines /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. /Group 86 0 R The DOL awards damages to former employees as a rule of thumb. Cookie Notice 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. endobj /Count 24 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. /Type /Page << 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. As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. << This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 2 0 obj /Tabs /S Be sure to give your name, telephone number, and the best time to reach you, and an attorney will get back to you soon. 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. >> /Tabs /S Signed up for lawsuit never got nothing and my checks were never what they should of been.. Wonder why I never got something from settlement I did fill out the packet..? www.CapstoneLawyers.com << /F1 180 0 R << Think in terms of how you will be able to prove you are working those hours. /Resources << /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] endobj /Resources 67 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. I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. Featured review. /Resources 57 0 R Started as cashier they only wanted to give us 20hours a week, if that went to asst. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. 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. I still am not receiving proper paychecks. ago. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. 44 0 obj Suffered work is when an employee works extra hours to assist co-workers at the consent of the employer, yet they are unrequired and unpaid. Our firm pursues cases in California state and federal courts, as well as in courts around the nation. For more information, please see our Shift control is key to limiting overtime. US Department of Transportation Overtime Pay Lawsuits For Telecommuting Jobs. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England told Law360 that Dollar Trees issue with the certification are beyond the scope of whether a class action is indicated for the purposes of certification.. Constantly could not maintain a full staff. Which I think is wrong for the work I have to do. Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. >> /Annots [] You may, however, visit our site anonymously. Privacy Policy. I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. endobj /I0 176 0 R 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] /S /S Paymail ignores you as well when you request them. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 29 0 obj 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 . Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] 31 0 obj /Resources 72 0 R After my transfer the store manager was to train in class. 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. 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. /Length 377 expected to be mailed out. endobj 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. I took over a store that was under staffed and impacted. /Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. I took it and my keys, sick and was treated like a lowlife even though over the past 5 years I may have called in sick a handful of times. I have so many reasons to be involved with this. /StructParents 10 >> I was a manager and an assistant manager at Dollar General, District 258. When a store manager arrived I was asked to train this manager to take the store position. /Parent 3 0 R 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. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. 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. /Resources 127 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. /I0 178 0 R x[mo8O2(")Xu{iR$6zh,J{8 lpygmU,qUWgO/f^ {3{ur3.lqF)QfW':-F`SF"f2XvaG\E1`&~bt*jY8fD?E ;Rf:IM? Xa].W[jga$W!oV\#(xn_Pk2~p D$Yf5vUCHd rXu*&I*/zDY"7oL`cers|)Ya5BD),IxqK\ 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. The previous manager had just been fired. /Annots [] 6 0 obj /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] << /Contents [179 0 R] I worked for dollar tree for 5 years or more as a asst. You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. >> /Contents [177 0 R] /Subtype /Type1 >> 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. When I was promoted to store manager I was running a store in East Tenn. /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] endobj Our Code serves as a handy reference guide when potential unethical situations arise. /Tabs /S /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I worked for Dollar General for 5 yrs. He had an investigator check into my story. /BaseFont /Times-Bold I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. Last straw was when my Dm announced one of my asst. /Parent 8 0 R I've went from 130 pounds to 108 due to the stress, overworked, and lack of proper uninterrupted lunches due me according to dg policy. They never paid us for taking these tests at home or the hours to do it. /BS << I am a dollar general store manager working between 60 - 70 hours per week. /Annots [] I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. /Font << /Type /Page /Tabs /S These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. Retrieval of punches and time sheets is limited to very little from the compass system (in my case can only retrieve as far back at the beginning of september) but this has been going on since the transfer back in may, a period of 4 months that I cannot prove using the methods available to associates. No response from corporate. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. >> I was told to do my training (cbl's) on my day off it took 11 hours. /Resources 97 0 R /Tabs /S Required fields are marked *. 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. Once she gutted my store she moved in a asst. /Type /Page /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] 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. endobj 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. Salaried employees receive a predetermined amount of pay comprising all or a stipulated part of an employee's compensation for employment. /Type /Pages Yes, it is against the law for an employer to require an employee to work off the clock. Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. The plaintiffs say Dollar General maintained a policy of allowing, inducing, and incentivizing store managers to require, force, expect, encourage and/or suffer and permit proposed class members to work off the clock before, during and after shifts. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. endobj /PageMode /UseNone Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. /Parent 8 0 R /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding 12 0 obj First, choose your state: . /Group 91 0 R 30 0 obj /Filter /FlateDecode Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. Some states have labor code penalties that apply if employers are mandating or reaping the benefits of off-the-clock work. When I asked for time off my District manager refused to allow the time off. /Type /Page We also pay all court fees and litigation expenses so it literally costs you nothing to get started. %PDF-1.5 9 0 obj Ok I also worked for dollar tree in ga and let me tell you I traveled for them 3 times over 40 miles one way and back and received no pay as I was promised to get paid for the trips so I then refused to travel and they corner me up after having me train my replacement and not telling me anything about it first hem me up and say they have proof I was voiding off things to keep money which is a total lie. /Type /Page About BigClassAction.com If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. So I didnt get to start my shift for 40 minutes yet did not get compensated for that. I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. 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] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] stream << Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring.
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