/Resources 97 0 R /StructParents 5 /S /S /Resources 132 0 R Although some managers may misunderstand they are requiring employees to work off-the-clock, extra work is deemed fine. 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. 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); Just last night after being there 8 hrs. Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. The lawsuit, entitled De Jesus v. Dollar General Corporation, et al., is currently pending in Kern County Superior Court, Case No. I worked 70+ hours a week for 6 months. /StructParents 17 Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. The attorneys at Capstone Law APC are licensed to practice in the State of California. >> >> California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance, Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance. /Font << Assignments or time that an employer has allowed an employee to wait to perform a task, thus counted as work, and will be paid. less than half of my shift, meanwhile ive been out of work because of it and covid related problems. 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. For more information, please see our Disclaimer endobj >> /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] 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. when performing work for Dollar General. >> Before commenting, please review our comment policy. I happen to know all the people that work there and this store recently changed store management! /StructParents 11 When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. 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 . The question has been answered before Ive had a chance to get through the 4 step clock-in process. /Group 141 0 R /StructParents 7 If you miss a deadline your claim will be lost forever. >> I have been working for dollar general since December 2015 and I'm a lead now I was an assistant manager I stepped down to a lead because I was told that I had to work when the manager wasn't going to be in the store and we have other leads working also if I needed to be off and she was off I was told I couldn't be off also I have been there 2yrs and some months and on my hour lunch break I have to clock out but still work because I always work with a cashier so there for I have to help the cashier if they get a line I have to give a key turn if they need one yet and still I'm suppose to be on my break and this happens all the time. So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. /Resources 107 0 R endstream 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. Fair Labor Standards Act: Everything You Need to Know. /Contents [179 0 R] /Resources 147 0 R /Annots [] All Rights Reserved. /Group 121 0 R << I close every night but 2 nights off. Just want to tell people. /Count 1 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. /Length 484 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. >> I only worked for the for 3 weeks and worked 19 hours off the clock. /StructParents 2 Specifically, in both lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General, the EEOC charges that BMW and Dollar General did not take steps to reasonably accommodate . We use cookies to help us remember and process registrations, understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. WOW!!!. endobj Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. 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. 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. /StructParents 12 Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. 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. DON'T work for DG, I am a store manager for DG and I am to work tomorrow 12/31/17 with no break at all. /XObject << Ive worked for Dollar Tree for 6 years, and I mostly didnt hate it, the store I worked at in Michigan was nice, with good people, there were never any real issues. endobj 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. Manager refused to stay after I told her that something is terribly wrong with my health. This is a horrific place to work! 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. 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. >> Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. Please reply with similar experiences and I may DM you with a number you can call to join the suit. endobj Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, I NO LONGER WORO OFF THE CLOCK AND IT WAS FIXED, NOW ALL EMPLOYEES CLOCK OUT BEFORE WE SET ALARMS AND LEAVE. /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] No response from corporate. /Parent 9 0 R A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. 29 0 obj Dollar Tree employee TerryS. originally filed this Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit. One time in order to keep my boss from losing her job I worked from 7 am to 4pm. 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. 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. Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. I turned in my keys and quit. /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] >> When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. Do we disclose any information to outside parties? /Filter /FlateDecode /Group 101 0 R Not good or legal ones though. But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. /F1 180 0 R /Resources << 16 0 obj >> Lawsuits and disputes questions; Personal injury questions; Real estate questions; Traffic tickets questions; Wills and estates questions; Your Consent Featured review. Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. /Resources 82 0 R \ALQp /Annots [] She refused to give me my breaks or lunch on time days I didnt get lunch when working up 7 or 8 hours . 10 0 obj 40 0 obj /Type /Pages Started as cashier they only wanted to give us 20hours a week, if that went to asst. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Filter /FlateDecode /Parent 8 0 R endstream /Group 131 0 R That doesn't count the times that if we were unable to clock in on time.We didn't get an adjustment. Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. We came in the a.m. Required fields are marked *. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding 2 0 obj >> Many times before the manager took hours off my travel time, lunch, etc. /Tabs /S Executive, administrative, or professional working in specified industries having commission-based contracts. And you never get undisturbed breaks. 3 0 obj New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. /Type /Page that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. I worked from October 2015 till December 22, 2016 with zero vacation time used. 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. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. We also pursue our clients claims in arbitration and before administrative agencies. Constantly could not maintain a full staff. /Group 81 0 R This browser does not support PDFs. Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. /Tabs /S << Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. This Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit is seeking to certify a Class of hundreds of Dollar Tree distribution center employees who claim that they have been shortchanged on pay and that the companys system of clocking meal and rest breaks is unfair and cheats them of time that should be spent for break time. 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\ I had a great Dm and great managers around me. 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. >> I signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. 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. 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 . << /Border [0 0 0] 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? /I0 176 0 R >> >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Figure the math your work load is 200 , your budget hrs are 156 that's minus our 40 hrs that they put in for us,but only key in one hr for managers at payroll time.Thats the biggest reason why DG can't keep managers.tjey ask for to much for to little.For any DG stores to be successful in the business you need to give to ger all that works for DG.Honor the statement serving others t & As store managers that's not happening,They Also have taken the incentives away ,like shrink bonuses with that said you can still receive a quarterly bonus but you still working hard to get that with little hours to work with.They really need to stop & realize what they can do for there employees instead of losing them.Whats right is there biggest speech serving others.We all are entitled to get what we deserve & work hard for. /Tabs /S Employers can be forced to pay liquidated damages as remedy as well as civil penalties if found in violation by the court. The LA Times told the story of Los Angeles sanitation workers whose lunch breaks were being unlawfully regulated. /StructParents 21 >> Top Class << endobj 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 Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. Because she was new they denied me taking time off. It is a major problem statewide. 48 0 obj I do take one day off, don't care if DG likes it or not. /Type /Font This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License 2023 Online Legal Media. First, choose your state: . Doing so places you under no obligations and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] /I0 183 0 R 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. We were still under staffed. /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R /Parent 3 0 R Dollar General concluded that Thomas took the CBLs for them and falsified company records to suggest they were traineda terminable offense. Employees who have experienced the same circumstances if an employer has practiced non-payment for off-the-clock work can sue as part of a collective FLSA action. endobj They didnt like all the overtime we ate pulling, but what were we supposed to do? << It was a 3 million dollar store. /Parent 8 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. /Group 96 0 R Once I had the store turned around and profitable(#2 in district) and had my customer connect numbers in the top 10 in the region my Dm started firing my employees. /Count 24 I've been with dollar general 1 1/2 months after being away from retail for 9 years. I loved it. /Parent 8 0 R /Group 91 0 R Theyll work you full time but have you in the system for part-time smh but I got the management experience. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. I am a plaintiff in the Dollar tree class action lawsuit. endobj /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. /Resources 72 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. /Parent 8 0 R /Annots [] and no time off. << 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. << >> << round off process. 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. >> ;xw 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); not providing employees with timely, uninterrupted meal and/or rest breaks; not paying employees one hour of pay for each missed meal or rest break; not providing employees proper wage statements (pay stubs); failing to maintain accurate payroll records; not paying wages timely during employment and upon termination; failing to pay the time spent for and the costs of mandatory physical examinations and/or drug testing; and. You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. /Type /Outlines /Tabs /S /Parent 3 0 R /Names 4 0 R If you have inquiries about working off-the-clock employment rules, post your legal need on the UpCounsel marketplace. And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. It feels like a blessing just to get a full 30 min. >> In the lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Mary Clark, a former assistant manager at a Dollar General Store in Moulton, Ala., and Michelle Shannon, a former assistant manager at a store in Cullman, Ala., said they were required or permitted to work off the clock before and after regular shifts. failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. Never fails. /StructParents 18 7 0 obj 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. Double liabilities in the form of liquidated damages are the risk employers sustain when exposure is too high. Online readers should not act, or decline to act, based on content from this site without first consulting an attorney or other appropriate professional. /StructParents 10 /Resources << /I0 181 0 R By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. /StructParents 9 The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. 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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. /Annots [] endobj This is still happening and happened in Illinois as well for years and was literally just changed so how do we go about including Illinois and all the DC3 associates in this lawsuit as it has not only happened in California but here in Illinois as well? manager. /Type /Pages I was in my position for 2 weeks and our Store manager went to another store altogether. 49 0 obj Because of this, there are long lines of employees waiting to clock in or clock out. How do we use our Code? In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. 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. /Tabs /S /Parent 8 0 R /Annots [] << I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. >> This is a complain about the dollar general in Brooks ga on newnan rd ! A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. Do we use cookies? Please enter the information below or call us to speak with Anthony Castillo, Esq. I work any where from 50 to 70 hours a week. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. /Annots [] Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. %]!/#+SJt.K4r`q,`O;"y:fZ84 8au7:y"UPI$/PDQ[kyxF=||1HDr>Nsq%gyN7s:3Tz ?~[?[xvztx![x 18 0 obj >> /Tabs /S 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. /I0 178 0 R Time recording is the most important element of accountability. << This coming from a district manager. If an employer does not communicate an expectation for after-hours work, supervisors may give the impression that such effort is expected. A man from Ocean County, New Jersey, just filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation, NJ.com reported on May 21. Salaried employees must be paid at least $23,660, an employee must fulfill the job duties tests for enumerated exemption. The firm also publishes the Impact Litigation Journal, a running commentary on important legal developments in the area of representative actions and other complex litigation. off the clock. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /Annots [] document.getElementById( "ak_js_5" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); @2023 Top Class Actions. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. /F1 175 0 R << 37 0 obj Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. stream /XObject << 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. 42 0 obj >> By using our site, you consent to our websites privacy policy. /Resources 87 0 R Our firm pursues cases in California state and federal courts, as well as in courts around the nation. /Type /Page /Resources 52 0 R /Count 31 Taking the responsibility to ensure that employees are working at times clearly set by policies, as well as training supervisors, and limiting access to technology are recommendations to meeting workplace best practices under FLSA. August 04, 2006. 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 . /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] /Title (Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014) /Filter /FlateDecode /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Please help. /Type /Pages wouldn't be around much longer so she quit along with one of my cashiers. 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 When an employee becomes unhappy at work or is terminated, that is when generally see a lawsuit filed. 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. Only to get a call from my Freight manager, that he needed me to pick him up. << 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. 8#0B"HdFK;G/jvIR &|O4cBy,`,i1%N;ro W"gw~k> $daXL%HWtzmt]f}ig{^,CK?SL^UYuY`by+tzn Can I sue the dollar general for working off the clock ? 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. /Font << Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. << This is garbage. endobj 32 0 obj /Type /Page /Resources 112 0 R 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. Employers showing that they acted in good faith, evidencing due diligence in response to FLSA adherence, may supersede such a claim. endobj /Resources << endobj Hire the top business lawyers and save up to 60% on legal fees. Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. >> I transferred to a new location. 15 0 obj Employer direct request is considered due cause. Put it application, manager hired me under the table, had me doing the work that the other employees wouldn't do, for way less pay. We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree to work in some of his stores!! /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding Employers should be advised that liquidated damages awards are equal to the amount that would be owed in unpaid earnings. >> I asked for my vacation time to use it. 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. 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.