/Contents [58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R] I worked there for a total of 6 months, 4 months I was the Merchandise Assistant for Manager. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. Dollar General employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional time before and after their scheduled shift. Capstone Law APC does not seek to represent any individual based solely on that individuals visit to this website. endobj Dollar General - working off the clock! - ComplaintsBoard.com /BaseFont /Times-Roman I received my unemployment after they asked for 2 hearings because she was exposed for unfairly firing me. I believe I am entitled to unpaid wages. /Border [0 0 0] /StructParents 17 I had to take this test at home which was anywhere from 3 to 5 hours. >> /I0 173 0 R California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance, Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance. All Rights Reserved. endobj Capstone Law APC maintains their law office in Los Angeles, California and practices law in the State of California in state and federal courts. Sometimes employees are happy to work a little extra because they like their job, or receive some side perks, but when something goes wrong, and theyre not so happy, they start calling attorneys. << I work on my breaks because we cannot have people waiting. Shift control is key to limiting overtime. Because of this, it should not be included in the regular rate of pay. /Parent 8 0 R I have worked for Dollar Tree for almost 5 years, last year I would show up on time at 3 a.m., to unload truck. I know that the employee's of Dollar General are working more then 30 min. I currently work for DG in the Dallas Texas area as an assistant store manager and my store is always busy. /Annots [] He is employed at Dollar Trees Stockton, Calif. distribution center. 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. /Kids [39 0 R] What information do we collect? endobj /Resources 162 0 R /Group 51 0 R Privacy Policy | /Contents [163 0 R 164 0 R 165 0 R] /Contents [103 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] Im a African American female applied for dollar tree in person they told me they was not hiring but now hiring was on the door I applied online district manager hired me she works at a diffrent store when manager seen she hired a black women as her assistant she had schedule changed so she wouldnt work with me I was told by my fellow employees daily that manager was racist and keep saying she bout to find another job since they are hiring blacks . >> If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below. << This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. << 46 0 obj /Parent 3 0 R << 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. In addition to several health and safety problems, and security issues, I have also experience wage theft. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. /Parent 8 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. /Tabs /S Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. >> Off-the-clock work may result in negligence issues for an employer. I was a SM for DG and was just fired last week due to not chasing, Hi my name is Brenda Reed I have worked for Dollar General for six and a half years I just got fired on Friday for leadership and I worked over 70 the 80 hours a week for this company day in and day out and I was a store manager had no lunches had no brakes I open to close and this is the way I get treated I got hurt last year they made me take my vacation and use it for my pay instead of them paying me because I got hurt on the job and had workman's comp made me miss doctor's appointments in my therapist if you can call me please let me know. Performing sidework. All Rights Reserved. /Group 76 0 R Capstone Law has the talent, experience, financial resources and depth of knowledge to successfully litigate the most complex and challenging cases against the countrys largest corporations when they ignore labor laws and workplace protections, make deceptive claims, violate privacy protections, or sell defective products and services. I was manager for 4 years and she was our DM for about 3 months. 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 . Supervisors play a critical role because employees will most likely ask them whether after-hours work should be recorded on a timecard. << /AA 5 0 R Being required to check or respond to voicemails or emails when you're off the clock. 37 0 obj endobj /XObject << /Type /Page 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. 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. Merely paying the employee back-wages is less expensive and litigious than the threat of lawsuit. << /Group 66 0 R /Font << Therefore, the pay period cannot be reduced on basis of quantity or quality of work performed. I asked for 3 days in a row off it was refused. The FLSAarticulates that employees be paid overtime for more than 40 hours a week. Dollar Tree Wage and Hour Lawsuit Claims Unfair Time Clock System 1 0 obj /Parent 9 0 R drug injury lawsuits and product liability lawsuits. A man from Ocean County, New Jersey, just filed a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation, NJ.com reported on May 21. /Filter /FlateDecode A recent Dollar General class action lawsuit claims that the bargain store discriminates against its pregnant employees. I still am not receiving proper paychecks. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Plus I don't get any days off if I'm lucky I get one day off a week. The act of awaiting work when the job is not yet available. Lawsuits can be collective as well. /Contents [143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R] /Group 96 0 R Lawyer directory. % /StructParents 16 Complaints filed with the Department of Labor may recover up to threeyears of back wages for unpaid overtime; including liquidated damages equal to what a former employee is owed. 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 >> I was left go just before Christmas being told I stole hours, and asked how they could even prove that I was there at those times. And I have got to say it is the biggist pain knowing that I'm not getting paid for the work i have to do while off the clock. /Parent 11 0 R 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. If an employee is working on a project and not completed, might take home and work from there without counting the hours. 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. /Parent 8 0 R It was me. Find the best ones near you. /Contents [88 0 R 89 0 R 90 0 R] Of your sm see you worked off the clock and does not add that time to your pay they can be fired. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj Forcing other employees to work harder to compensate for the lack of staff. 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. Employers expect employees to work or at least to be available after hours. Transmission of the information on this site does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. << www.CapstoneLawyers.com 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. /Group 81 0 R We also maintain departments for Mass Actions and Appeals & Complex Motions. There are strict time deadlines for filing lawsuits so it is essential that you contact an attorney immediately. that arrangements were made. >> 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. 31 0 obj /Contents [153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R] /Contents [63 0 R 64 0 R 65 0 R] 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. failing to reimburse work-related business expenses. >> Terms of Service /Group 91 0 R Working off the clock is grounds for termination and if someone instructs you to work off the clock they can be fired. However, while federal laws may allow small increments of off-the-clock work, California law completely prohibits working off the clock. I havent heard anything since. << I worked 70+ hours a week for 6 months. 7 0 obj << I asked for my vacation time to use it. I would like to be involved in this lawsuit. >> Some employers maintain employees who work after hours thinking they are helping the company by not recording the time. /I0 176 0 R << 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. 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. Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com . /Contents [128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R] Workers at Vermont carwash (pictured above) are now unionized thanks to the CLEAN Carwash Campaign. 43 0 obj >> You have to schedule yourself a minum of 48hrs. /StructParents 14 << /Contents [68 0 R 69 0 R 70 0 R] working off the clock! /Font << 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. /StructParents 2 An employee who has been working off-the-clock is often illegal, an attorney may be able to help you file a claim for back pay, understand whether covered by the FLSA or answer questions about the rights as a worker. /XObject << If you miss a deadline your claim will be lost forever. << /Group 111 0 R /Type /Page Read more here: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit Claims. 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. 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.