Dollar Tree Stores Assistant Store Managers File Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Against Dollar Tree Stores Over Alleged Unpaid Overtime Pay & Minimum Wages.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (“Dollar Tree Stores” or “Dollar Tree” or “Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta (styled Kenneth Smith v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.) alleging, among other things, that current and former non-exempt Dollar Tree Stores Assistant Store Managers are entitled to unpaid overtime wages, unpaid minimum wages and liquidated damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA since they allegedly were required to work off-the-clock, according to the Dollar Tree Stores Assistant Store Manager class action lawsuit complaint.
The Dollar Tree Stores Assistant Store Manager class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought on behalf of the following putative classes of persons:
All Assistant Store Managers who worked for Defendant within the state of Georgia within the last three years who were not compensated at least minimum wage for all hours worked and/or at least at time-and-one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in one or more workweeks.
All employees who were employed by Defendant in Georgia at any time since July 2008 to entry of judgment in the case (the “Class Period”) who were non-exempt hourly paid assistant store managers” employees within the State of Georgia and who have not been paid for all hours actually worked.
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Assistant store manager wronfully terminated on September 1, 2011.
From Feb. 2011 to Sept. 2011 it was dollar tree’s policy that I could not work off the clock. However, I was not allowed to leave the store for my unpaid 30 minute break. Anytime I asked the store manager about that policy he stated that leaving the store without a manager for my lunch would be cause for termination.
I not only worked off the clock, If I didn’t punch out for lunches, my store manager deducted a lunch every time. I was written up for not punching out for lunches and breaks. So then I was forced to punch out for lunches and breaks even though I didn’t get them. I was told if I missed any more punches I would be fired
I am always having to work when on an unpaid lunch break, whether it be assisting customers, associates, or running the register because I only have one cashier on the clock. Also we get written up if we do not clock out for these breaks, and it will not let us clock back in early, and if it would, we would be written up and terminated after few occurances
I agreed with all these statements I tickets question my district manager about my breaks I worked thre different stores.I was told told that I needed to stay in the store after I clocked out. I worked for DT for six years as a ASM.I knew this was coming this mainly happened in smaller stores. If anyone in the state of VA or NC. Hit my email address.
OMG ! ! I personally know of 2 asm that lost their jobs in Kansas at the same store.
One asm hurt her leg while off duty on a Saturday. Called in for her shift on Sunday went to the doctor on Monday morning got a doctor’s note that said she was to be on “light duty”. Her DT SM told her “DT has no light duty job’s, so don’t bother coming to work”. Then later learned she was terminated for “no call no show”.
The other asm was scheduled to work 11am to 7pm and was told to clock out at 4pm so as not to go into overtime. “DT does not pay over time and if you go into overtime you will be wrote-up”. She was terminated for “no call no show”. When applying for unemployment DT SM told unemployment judge the asm walked out in the middle of her shift, nothing said about over time.
We’re not going to even talk about being called in on your day off for one hour to cover for the manager on duty that wants to leave the store for an hour lunch break because they are required by DT to take an hour lunch break.
Some ASM’s are on the clock six or seven days a week.
OR being an asm scheduled to work 8 hour shift getting 30 minute lunch break an hour before you’re scheduled off. Then the asm coming to work is told to take their 30 minute lunch break before you can go home.
IF they bother to overlap the schedules so this can happen.
Working off the clock before, during and after shift was expected.
Going to the bank off the clock after the store closed : ASM in their personal vehicle followed by another employee in their personal vehicle to the bank overnight depository expected daily;
MAYBE SOME SHOULD CHECK INTO HOW MANY OTHER NON-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES WERE REQUIRED TO WORK FOR DOLLAR TREE OFF THE CLOCK
Take the mid-day deposit to the bank on your 30 minute lunch break occurred almost daily (“It’s OK, it’s light out you can go by yourself).
OMG ! All they have to do is check time sheets or time of deposit (who signed and the time on deposit sheet stating they made the deposit) to see if they were paid. Only one asm / sm being paid – means the other asm /sm was probably off the clock.
Company policy requires management to be in store at all times while store is open or another employee is there (lunch, break or other) .
No DT employee or management is permitted to be in store alone at anytime.
I worked for Dollar Tree for 9 years. Always had to clock out for lunch & breaks that were never taking also bank deposits every closing night. My manager Misty Trent always redone our time cards on computer outs and all ajustments on the computer before she sent out PAYROLL every week!!!!!!!!!!
They should also check out North Utica NY, store, A mgr was just fired for paying people out of her pocket to work off the clock in that store.
I worked for Dollar Tree for 2 years, I jad no choice but to work during my lunch because it was me and my cashier, Bank drops not once i got paid for and i was actually closing the store 3-4 times a week.
I worked for Dollar Tree for three years as an asm. I never could take my meal break but had to punch out and in. Same for my ten min breaks. Also never paid for bank runs. My only write up – not punching in or out for breaks and lunch. Why punch when I had to work? Still got written up for not doing so.
I just left Dollar Tree after a year as an assistant manager. The first 5 months were fine. I was in a store that was managed well. I was than transferred to a store that had a manager that would ask me (someone with only 5 months of experience with the company) how to do things. During those last 7 months with the company, I can count on one had the times that I actually got a lunch or break without being called to the front to help ring customers, do an exchange, get change, check in a vendor, etc etc. 9 times out of 10 it is only yourself and another person in the store and no matter how well you think you have it planned the minute you clock for that break or lunch is when all he– breaks loose. I have probably worked about 50 hours off the clock when you add it all together. The company needs to have double coverage of managers on everyday of the week except for maybe one day that they choose to receive no vendors.
I agree with everyone.. I have worked for Dollar Tree for almost 5 years and the same things happen to me. Kathy Keeney your job description was exactly like mines. Always had to come off breakers and lunches… Never fell once you clock out they will call you. When I first became a AM I was not paid for night deposit drop offs, about half of that year later I was. I was never told that you could not leave the store when you take a lunch. Never have seen a company with different rules for every store.
I can completely agree with everyones comments I don’t go one workday without being interrupted during a break or my lunch this company knows what is going on, come on, how do they expect us to take breaks/lunches when they don’t give us the proper amount of hours to cover them they don’t care about us its just about making a profit so they can buy other companies like dollar general and open new stores . That ASMs hard work is what is driving this company and we are treated like modern day slaves how despicable.
I just recently hired an attorney after having paid out of my pocket for two surgeries that was caused from my job I ask my district attorney to file a workmans comp claim he did not I was a store manager for six years and an asst manager for two years I know the hours that the store managers are forced to work I finally could no longer take the pain in my arms and quit I have never seen any over time pay lost vacation and comp days because there was no help in the company so I could take vacation . When I requested to give my vac and comp days to a fellow manager that was dying I was told no that it was not allowed but yet it’s allowed and practiced that the asst managers are told if they are interrupted on lunch or breaks take a few extra minutes but it’s supposed to be a thirty minute uninterrupted lunch and break its in the handbook I hope to win in court to get my arms fixed as now I. Back to square one and you don’t realize how much you use your arms till you can’t anymore