He had an investigator check into my story. /XObject << Additionally, because of long lines while waiting to clock in or clock out, workers were cheated from pay they should have received, Terry says. Before commenting, please review our comment policy. This Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit is Case No. Cautious employers are more likely to exercise control over off-the-clock work, and subsequently, prevent work that will be unpaid from occurring. 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. Assignments or time that an employer has allowed an employee to wait to perform a task, thus counted as work, and will be paid. /Tabs /S /F1 180 0 R WE GOT ROBBED, YES I SAID ROBBED, HELD UP AT GUN POINT, DISTRICT MANAGER JOESPH, DIDNT EVEN ANSWER THE PHONE. Called at home countless times to resolve problems on my off time and off days. 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. /Count 31 When you work at dollar general everybody needs to take the etips test for selling liquor. 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. /Resources 72 0 R 8#0B"HdFK;G/jvIR &|O4cBy,`,i1%N;ro W"gw~k> $daXL%HWtzmt]f}ig{^,CK?SL^UYuY`by+tzn Read our Newswire Disclaimer. /Resources << 2 0 obj August 04, 2006. 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 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. I have contacted dollar general hr and i was never on their payroll or have permission to do a lay out. /Group 71 0 R >> << /Tabs /S Share it with your network! 8 0 obj Certain employees are considered " exempt . >> /Annots [] /Resources 122 0 R /Type /Page Dollar General recently announced it will install about 40,000 sneeze guards and provide employees with gloves across its stores, the company told NBC News. BCV-18-102711. Sadly it happens everywhere. << /Resources 152 0 R Even went to the store in my pjs sick once to resolve a customer issue. Phone: 1-310-556-4811. I can provide the schedules I worked as I kept them. /Rect [68.36 679.39 341.33 692.81] /Type /Page I took my so called lunch break, I was interrupted as usual to do a return. << /Annots [] 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. 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. A former employee or current one can file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. 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. 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); /Type /Page Performing job duties during lunch breaks. /Type /Page /Font << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] I would go in early and stay late to help with freight. /Parent 3 0 R endobj The United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is legislation designed to protect workers in most states. /Subtype /XML Our law firm is organized into four main practice areas Labor & Employment, Consumer Rights, Automotive Defects, and Securities Fraud. /Type /Pages Please help. 48 0 obj 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. /Annots [] /BS << 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. << Lawyer directory. Because she was new they denied me taking time off. Dollar General Reports on Status of Pending Lawsuit /Group 161 0 R Disclaimer It was me. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> 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 . >> Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the /Annots [] /Contents [103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] 3 0 obj 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. Can I sue the dollar general for working 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. 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. /ITXT (2.1.7) /Group 111 0 R Some days I didnt have help to process trucks and my son and fiance had to come help me. 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..? endobj /StructParents 21 Working Off the Clock: Everything You Need to Know - UpCounsel 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. /Type /Page This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. /Type /Pages /I0 176 0 R document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_4" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Please note: Top Class Actions is not a settlement /Contents [158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R] Both circumstances could be a violation of the FLSA. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Can I sue my employer for making work off the clock? << Working off the clock is illegal under both federal and California labor laws. /StructParents 23 16 0 obj 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.. /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] SavageScorp1on 7 mo. >> 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. gsoM gV4'sk?xns0, What do we use your information for? /Annots [] 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. /Annots [] Because of this, Terry says, he and other members of this Class have been cheated out of pay that was due them. /Resources 142 0 R /Count 1 /Tabs /S Started out as a cashier and ended as a store Manager. << /StructParents 16 Yet, Dollar General failed to modify such end- /Group 141 0 R I gave her the keys, came home wrote the CEO of the corporation. a day. /Subtype /Type1 When contacting us via our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. /Annots [] Each store employee's roughly 6 (6x12,423=74,538) This is a rough estimate. UpCounsel attorneys have an average 14 years of legal experience, and have represented corporate clients like Google and Menlo Ventures. 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. 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 . << >> /F1 175 0 R /Resources 107 0 R 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. Top Class Actions is a legal news source /Annots [] 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. 47 0 obj Supervisors offer such praise in writing, documenting knowledge of the failure to pay overtime, creating the potential for a knowing or violation. There is absolutely no cost to you to submit this form. /Group 51 0 R We had another assistant go into her position when I did and we were left to run a store not knowing what we were doing completely. stream Changes to our Privacy Policy /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Contents [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R] /Type /Page You could just call us free labor . I would like to bring this to the federal circuit but we need people from around the country who has experienced the same as the workers in MI. My other assistant got overwhelmed and walked out of the leaving me to work open to close the whole week as we could not find any other manager willing to come to our store. I worked for Dollar General for 3 years. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. What information do we collect? 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. /F1 169 0 R In difficult economic times, employees may even believe that working off-the-clock is an unspoken expectation, especially if the employer fails to specifically discourage them from doing. 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. >> /Subtype /Link Please enter the information below or call us to speak with Anthony Castillo, Esq. I told her no HR said they were terminating me, but I didn't quit. /Contents [179 0 R] endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /StructParents 6 /Annots [] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << This Dollar Tree wage and hour lawsuit also claims the company has set up its bonus program so that bonus compensation wont be taken into consideration in determining overtime wages. It also informs them of their responsibilities to the employer and employees under state and federal wage laws. 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 . /Type /Page 24 0 obj Let's do some math. >> 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. /Tabs /S The attorneys at Capstone Law APC are licensed to practice in the State of California. I asked for a week off after having turned the store around. Hi,I'm a store manager for DG as we speak.What I have seen through the years I've been here is you work every day all day long because this company thinks the store manager don't have a life on the outside .This company is a million dollar Corporation you would think they would match the hours with the work load that comes in the stores ,why do that when us managers work 48 to 90 hours a week with no incentives for our hard work were human to. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] If the employee must stay late to finish helping the customer, must be paid for that time even though shift is ended. /StructParents 15 It was horrible but I needed my job to help with my family and bills. Whatever the forum or venue, Capstone Law invests the time and resources necessary to vigorously prosecute its cases. 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. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. 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. /F1 45 0 R We could not get a hold of our District manager per even get her to call us back. /Group 136 0 R Federal law defines employment to include permit to work, or suffer as result of the activity. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. I close every night but 2 nights off. Tennessee . >> I worked 70+ hours a week for 6 months. Please reply with similar experiences and I may DM you with a number you can call to join the suit. 30 0 obj We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. The question has been answered before Ive had a chance to get through the 4 step clock-in process. round off process. >> The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. Moreover, contacting us, whether through this website or by other means, does not create an attorney-client relationship. 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. So I did the only thing I could do to fix things that needed to properly be fixed and only that, the assistant that left gave me her information so I could do what needed to be done. 35 0 obj 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. An employer is also generally obliged to pay a worker whose work is suffered. Terms and Conditions. Be sure to give your name, telephone number, and the best time to reach you, and an attorney will get back to you soon. 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. Returning work-related phone calls at home after the shift has ended. I was told to work shifts by myself if I have to to keep my hours were they want them to be. Does anyone else have to work off the clock : r/DollarGeneral >> I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. << Employer can provide activities such as time spent traveling, attending training sessions, answering emails. Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. An employee might clock out,yet continue working by finishing documents, making phone calls, or cleaning; all of which must be compensated under FLSA. << Yes i believe such thing like this because here in PA they have done the same thing. I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. /Parent 8 0 R Dollar General Lawsuits - Law Fem /XObject << /Contents [171 0 R] /Resources << I have messages stating she was trying to get in contact to pay me. I worked an average 55 plus hours for 4 years and was quickly dismissed and ignored by this company. Capstones attorneys understand the tactics that well-financed defendants use to shield themselves from responsibility. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj that she wanted to originally run my store. The shoddy way they treat there managers is appalling. /Type /Page I ran the store working 98 hours a week with no lunch, and no time off for several months.The district manager lied to the corporation about whom was running the store. ago. off the clock. status of any class action settlement claim. /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 Manager refused to stay after I told her that something is terribly wrong with my health. This is a horrific place to work! 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. /Resources 67 0 R Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. /StructParents 19 Last September I was left at work for 4 hours while having a heart attack! Altering shift times is common way of working off-the-clock, as well as working during lunch breaks. /Annots [] /Parent 8 0 R /Group 116 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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!! When you are working all those hours all the time you forget to get clocked in or or after a long 13 hours. 26 0 obj << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 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. << They didnt like all the overtime we ate pulling, but what were we supposed to do? And i think also any where in the US people have gone through the same. 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. Beaver et al v. Dollar General Corporation - 1:17-cv-01014 This is a frequent thing for DG. /Tabs /S /Contents [118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R] 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. Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours.
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