<< We challenge the C E O of Dollar Tree to work in some of his stores!! 47 0 obj endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I was a manager and an assistant manager at Dollar General, District 258. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Be sure to give your name, telephone number, and the best time to reach you, and an attorney will get back to you soon. I had a great Dm and great managers around me. >> Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. 34 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R] /Length 3384 >> The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. I applied for unemployment. << Employers often deny or unlawfully refuse to pay overtime by misclassifying the positions of the workers, requiring them to report to work early but not punch the clock until later, striking hours off time cards, or not paying them for work before the shift starts and after the employee punches out for the day. Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. 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. /Type /Page endobj 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. /StructParents 15 /Type /Outlines /Type /Page I signed paperwork to receive my claim and was told I would hear from them soon as it was mailed. California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance Certain employees are considered " exempt . 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. 2:15-cv-00878, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Sadly it happens everywhere. Dollar Tree claims that their bonus pay is discretionary and not always awarded. 5 minutes to the bank is actually 10 minutes. I worked at dollar tree in MS and we was paid $7.25 when minimum wage went up and I then became a asst manager and only got paid 8$ and some change. The lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General claim that the companies used "blinkered" or incorrect tests in their hiring process, which resulted in disproportionate screening of applicants. /Annots [] /Group 146 0 R 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. << << /Group 86 0 R Then This year I suddenly needed to move, so I transferred to a new store location. You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. Featured review. Top Class Actions is a legal news source /Filter /FlateDecode /Contents [148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R] >> /Kids [42 0 R 43 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R >> I havent heard anything since. /F1 45 0 R >> /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] No need to spend hours finding a lawyer, post a job and get custom quotes from experienced lawyers instantly. /Type /Page 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] An employee working unpaid may request back-pay, including compensation for liquidated damages. /Parent 12 0 R a day. 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. Just want to tell people. Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. Forcing other employees to work harder to compensate for the lack of staff. 11 0 obj /Type /Page It also said it will pay employees. ul trvK` I$=IXLb/HV7+2^x% break but i get docked for it. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Type /Page /I0 181 0 R 49 0 obj /Parent 8 0 R /Type /Metadata {*{ /Group 106 0 R I make less than a dollar more then a cashier. Find out if you have a case by completing this form for a free, no obligation review. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Disclaimer << 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 3 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] FLSA does not provide a definition of work, but the term generally includes all time when the employee is acting under the direction or control of the employer, or is acting primarily for the benefit of the employer. endobj Thomas denied that misconduct and said she told the employees to take the computer training "off the clock." 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 11 0 R You can find a more detailed description of various rights organized below by subject. >> Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy. /Annots [] << /F1 172 0 R >> /Contents 44 0 R /Group 116 0 R 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. 30 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. 40 0 obj In fact, they claim, the production line is stopped for over 30 minutes for lunch breaks, which is more than the mandated time. /Resources 152 0 R << >> Most employers are committed to following FLSA wage and hour laws, actively discouraging employees from working off-the-clock. 23 0 obj I suppose to had 38.5 hrs last week and ended up with 34.5 because she put in meal breaks that wasn't suppose to be. Wage and hour law training to educate managers and other supervisors of the definitions of off-the-clock work. << She insisted I go to bank every day before 2, then used it to fire me because she was angry over over not getting her bonus. Do I qualify for the lawsuit? It was refused. Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. 43 0 obj In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. Due to integration of the FLSA in most state labor law, U.S. employee rights are protected insofar that they must be paid the minimum wage, as well as overtime, and the same compensatory or insurance benefits as other workers in the same role. Make sure you are keeping accurate record of the actual hours you are working. So, if I clock in at 8 minutes after the hour, The time clock rounds that off to 15 minutes after the hour. /Contents [179 0 R] 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. Only to get a call from my Freight manager, that he needed me to pick him up. Avvo has 97% of all lawyers in the US. He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. << Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. Never fails. We worked by yourself many times. The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. /Contents [177 0 R] /Annots [] I've worked for Dollar General for 12 Yrs.and almost every lunch break I've lost due to having to turn a key never get a whole 30 Min. >> Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. But as I'm reading everyone's comments about Dollar general I have never seen so much complaints. I have been with the company since Oct 17 and now it is Sept 18, I have worked through countless breaks without getting paid. With the exception of some upper management positions, the employer must pay overtime to workers who work more than forty hours per week. 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 . This Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] /Tabs /S I thought the other 2 assistants are suppose to share closes. /Resources 82 0 R /Type /Page >> 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. Performing sidework. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. /S /URI endobj /Type /Page When you work at dollar general everybody needs to take the etips test for selling liquor. endobj HORRIBLE. Salaried employees must be paid at least $23,660, an employee must fulfill the job duties tests for enumerated exemption. /Type /Page 31 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. The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. /Resources << But to DG customers come first and employees are replaceable. /StructParents 18 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. After doing a return a customer came over to the register and asked if I was opening, I replied " that no I would not be opening because I was on break", I then went back outside to finish my break. Employers never know when a relationship will deteriorate in the future, so compliance is essential. When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] break without having to do a key turn or getting on register to do a return or just back up the other cashier do to customer flow. /Tabs /S /Kids [38 0 R] /F1 175 0 R The LA Times told the story of Los Angeles sanitation workers whose lunch breaks were being unlawfully regulated. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. Ive been employed for a little longer than 2 years and deal with the same issues to a tee. 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. /Parent 3 0 R Fixed the issue and no one works 10-20 min off the clock anymore. This new manager is making employees clock out and then count down their tilts . 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. endobj 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. /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] Employers can be forced to pay liquidated damages as remedy as well as civil penalties if found in violation by the court. /Group 71 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /Resources << /Pages 3 0 R I was told to do my training (cbl's) on my day off it took 11 hours. 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. /Font << Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. Email: info@capstonelawyers.com There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. >> >> Number of wage and hour lawsuits for back pay continues to rise, with considerable focus on failure to pay employees for overtime hours. /StructParents 1 Low payroll hours to operate a store that is open from 8am - 10pm 7 days a week. 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. >> >> Exemption of employees from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements, are those rules which are considered to be: Under the FLSA, all non-exempt workers must be paid for all hours worked. /Parent 12 0 R 18 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [133 0 R 134 0 R 135 0 R] So, 20 minutes to go get him and back, for a total of 40 minutes. endobj Stating they could only find 2 hours and some change of time i not paid. Camp Lejeune residents now have the opportunity to claim compensation for harm suffered from contaminated water. /XObject << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Countless hours off the clock to keep the store recovered and seasonal put out. /Tabs /S She ended up being terminated for missing class and not returning to the store because she was sick with diabetes. /Kids [39 0 R] administrator or law firm. Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. /StructParents 14 << Executive, administrative, or professional working in specified industries having commission-based contracts. /Resources << >> Share it with your network! /Type /Pages >> /Contents [182 0 R] /Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] /Resources 122 0 R Being required to check or respond to voicemails or emails when you're off the clock. << /Tabs /S Terms of Service << Even on a 30 min break it's the same thing which Dollar general is taking out of my pay for a hour lunch break and I'm not getting a hour break because I have to help the cashier because they don't have keys and can't get there own change or do there own key turns.and this has been going on since I have been there maybe a couple of times I have worked it was a key with me but the majority of the 2yrs and some months its been with a cashier.i work at store number 14458 in Columbus Ga and just found out that I should be paid for this. Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. /ITXT (2.1.7) Lawsuit for working off the clock. 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. /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] You may, however, visit our site anonymously. 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. << /Resources 137 0 R endobj endobj /Annots [] xSMO@_17..Po~'&L0-n}w-j7y3&l*%x&tm3 Employers can implement a strict program of work process, taking the steps to control for unconsented to off-the-clock work by having knowledge of FLSA rule; and establishing transparent written training policies, monitoring work activities, and informing managers and other supervisors, about off-the-clock work. I worked Family Dollar in New Iberia, La. /Resources << /Type /Page We were still under staffed. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> I feel like theres are always ways to tell when everything is being recorded. endobj As an Assistant manager your not suppose to run the store alone ever, corporate policy. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /I0 170 0 R WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. 28 0 obj Top Class /Contents [171 0 R] I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. Contacting Us 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. The availability of laptops, smartphones and other devices now let employees carry the office around in their pockets. /StructParents 19 Changes to our Privacy Policy 8#0B"HdFK;G/jvIR &|O4cBy,`,i1%N;ro W"gw~k> $daXL%HWtzmt]f}ig{^,CK?SL^UYuY`by+tzn 25 0 obj Cookie Notice (gI?zX]?woR'`{XAx$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. Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. 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 . Want to File an Unpaid Internship Overtime Pay Lawsuit? Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. 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? /Annots [] 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. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, Hi I was recently employed by dollar general I worked there approximately 2 weeks. /Parent 3 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Performing job duties during lunch breaks. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. Privacy Policy. /Count 31 even if I need to clock in; Dollar General uses the 15 min. New to ClassAction.org? /Parent 8 0 R There are 12,423 Stores. /Group 166 0 R 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. Hablamos Espaol. Read This Now! /Parent 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] If you are employed at Dollar General or are a former employee and did not receive overtime pay, you may have the following questions: Our experienced Dollar General overtime pay attorneys can determine whether you are entitled to overtime wages based upon your job description, job duties, rate of pay, and number of hours worked. /I0 183 0 R And I also cannot collect unemployment? endobj /Parent 8 0 R /Resources 92 0 R /Type /Page << Which would have left me to run the store open to close for a entire weekend. >> I have so many reasons to be involved with this. << endobj Posted on Apr 12, 2012. 27 0 obj I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. stream 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. 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. << /Resources 57 0 R He claims that Dollar Trees time clock rules ensured that workers received a shorter break than should be allowed them by law. 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. >> endobj /Annots [] 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. /Annots [] /W 0 /Parent 3 0 R 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. endobj /StructParents 2 Off-the-clock work may happen when an employee is not tracking their time spent on work activities, but their employer allows it to happen. 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. /StructParents 6 I have signed agreements with a law firm and have heard nothing from them. endstream /Annots [] /Type /Page /Kids [40 0 R 41 0 R] /Group 141 0 R /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] Working off the clock labor is that which is unpaid or not contributing to overtime pay, and is usually illegal. Never fails. endstream /Parent 3 0 R 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. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 13 0 obj >> I worked at Dollar tree here in Tempe Az was one of the employees that came in off clock to stock because we had so many items in the back he over order . endobj /Contents [108 0 R 109 0 R 110 0 R] 26 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R /BS << What are your thoughts, my 3rd week of working. If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. www.CapstoneLawyers.com If the employee must stay late to finish helping the customer, must be paid for that time even though shift is ended. stream 17 0 obj Can anyone do anything about this over this way. 24 0 obj I took my so called lunch break, I was interrupted as usual to do a return. I was fired by what I consider a conspiracy. I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. /C [0 0 1] /Tabs /S 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\ /Type /Page /Contents [78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R] manager. /Count 1 /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << It was me. Unloading trucks, working all night to stock. 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. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Its nothing to work 60 plus hrs a week. 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 . Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Employers could easily recognize who was working late because the employees had to stay in the building to continue working. 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. Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. 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.

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