Misclassified Managers Sue Dollar General for Overtime

Dollar General store managers claiming they were misclassified as exempt from overtime have filed a class action lawsuit in Jacksonville, Florida. The managers claim that they are paid salaries but work 60 to 90 hours per week and spend only 5 - 10% on managerial duties. Dollar General store managers claiming they were misclassified as exempt from overtime have filed a class action lawsuit in Jacksonville, Florida.  The managers claim that they are paid salaries but work 60 to 90 hours per week and spend only 5 - 10% on managerial duties. 

Source:  Boston Business Journal

Misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime is the most common violation of federal and Kentucky overtime pay laws.  If you have not been paid overtime compensation due you, contact Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.

Another class action lawsuit recovered $35 million in unpaid overtime as reported by Robert Abell on the Kentucky Employment Law Blog, "Overtime Case Yields $35 Million To Dollar General Store Managers."