Dive Summary:
- Nearly 2500 former ands current store managers have filed a joint lawsuit in federal court seeking legal action against Dollar General stores.
- The suit claims the company intentionally misclassified its store managers as executives to avoid paying them overtime, according to reports.
- In April of 2005, a jury awarded plaintiffs a total of $38 million against the company. Dollar General operates Family Dollar, Dollar General and Fred’s discount retail stores.
From the article:
The latest complaint alleges Dollar General Corp., operator of Family Dollar, Dollar General and Fred's, forces its managers to work 60 to 80 hours a week of manual labor as their primary duty and that they spend as little as 10 percent of their time as managers.
