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Kohl\u2019s, the department store chain,\u00a0has\u00a0agreed to settle<\/a> a collective action alleging unpaid wages\u00a0to\u00a0its\u00a0assistant store managers.\u00a0The $2.9 million pay out will resolve claims that\u00a0the retailer\u00a0incorrectly classified its assistant store managers\u00a0as exempt from receiving overtime.\u00a0This case was brought under the federal labor law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (\u201cFLSA\u201d),\u00a0which\u00a0covers a\u00a0wide\u00a0range of employee rights\u00a0including overtime\u00a0pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initial lawsuit which was filed in January 2018, alleged that Kohl\u2019s misclassified employees in assistant store manager positions as exempt from overtime pay and violated the FLSA when they failed to pay them at one and a half times their normal hourly rate when working over 40 hours per week. Nearly 900 assistant store managers opted to join this matter who alleged they consistently worked over 40 hours per work week. These affected employees claimed that they completed similar work as hourly employees, did not have significant authority over other employees, yet were not paid overtime when working long shifts. Although Kohl\u2019s still denies any wrongdoing, the nearly $3 million settlement is a fantastic result that allows for a guaranteed monetary recovery now instead of waiting significantly longer facing the inherent risks of trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misclassifying workers\u00a0as exempt from overtime pay is unfortunately a common tactic used by employers to\u00a0save on labor costs. Employees are often\u00a0incorrectly\u00a0given the label of \u201cmanager\u201d or \u201cassistant manager\u201d\u00a0even when their job duties barely differ\u00a0from hourly workers.\u00a0When they end up working as many or more hours than the hourly employees, they often do not receive\u00a0the overtime pay they are entitled to under the FLSA. If you believe\u00a0you may have been incorrectly classified as exempt\u00a0from overtime\u00a0pay, do not hesitate to call our employment law firm, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP, for a free and confidential consultation. You can reach us at (212) 300-0375 or visit our website<\/a> for additional helpful information regarding your rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nKohl\u2019s, the department store chain,\u00a0has\u00a0agreed to settle a collective action alleging unpaid wages\u00a0to\u00a0its\u00a0assistant store managers.\u00a0The $2.9 million pay out will resolve claims that\u00a0the retailer\u00a0incorrectly classified its assistant store managers\u00a0as exempt from receiving overtime.\u00a0This case was brought under the federal labor law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (\u201cFLSA\u201d),\u00a0which\u00a0covers a\u00a0wide\u00a0range of employee rights\u00a0including overtime\u00a0pay.<\/p>\n

The initial lawsuit which was filed in January 2018, alleged that Kohl\u2019s misclassified employees in assistant store manager positions as exempt from overtime pay and violated the FLSA when they failed to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"\nKohl's To Settle Overtime Claims for $2.9M<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about how Kohl's employees in assistant store manager positions have been able to recover millions in overtime compensation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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