Grocery Store Managers Denied Overtime

Grocery store managers and supermarket managers who were denied overtime pay may be eligible to file lawsuits to collect up to three years of unpaid overtime and an equal amount in liquidated damages.

According to overtime law, employees who do not meet a specific exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act are typically eligible to collect overtime pay. In general, to qualify under an overtime exemption, employees must perform certain job duties and be paid a salary of at least $455 per week. Therefore, unless specifically exempt, grocery store managers should receive time-and-a-half compensation for hours worked over 40 in a single workweek.

Denied overtime as a grocery store manager? Your employer may have violated federal labor law. Fill out our free case review form today and our overtime lawyers will determine, at no cost to you, whether you can file a lawsuit to recover unpaid overtime for your employer’s violations.

Overtime Lawsuits: Supermarket Managers and Co-Managers

Overtime scams, including employee misclassification, are common among those holding managerial positions, and grocery store managers are not immune from these Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations. In fact, Gristede’s Operating Corp. recently faced an unpaid overtime lawsuit involving supermarket managers, which alleged that the New York City grocery chain failed to properly pay overtime wages its co-managers and department managers.

According to the complaint, the grocery store willfully failed to keep proper wage and hour records, a mandatory task for all employers covered by the FLSA. Furthermore, Gristede’s was accused of failing to pay department manager class members for unauthorized overtime. (Generally, if an employer knows or has reason to know that an employee is working overtime, they must pay the worker for this time.) Lastly, the New York grocery chain was accused of treating its supermarket managers as hourly workers for certain purposes (i.e. docking hours not worked during the workweek) but as salaried employees to claim that these workers were ineligible for overtime pay.

Attorneys for Grocery Store Managers Denied Overtime

Grocery store managers who were denied overtime pay should contact an overtime attorney to learn their legal rights. In some instances, these supermarket managers have fallen victim to overtime scams or other illegal wage and hour practices. To find out if your employer is violating federal overtime law, fill out our no obligation, free case evaluation form today. Our overtime attorneys will review your case, at no cost to you, to determine if you are entitled to collect unpaid overtime for your employer’s violations.