{"id":3503,"date":"2022-09-28T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2022-09-28T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:24:09","slug":"assistant-store-managers-for-burlington-coat-factory-to-receive-11m-in-unpaid-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/assistant-store-managers-for-burlington-coat-factory-to-receive-11m-in-unpaid-ot\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Store\u00a0Managers for\u00a0Burlington Coat Factory\u00a0To\u00a0Receive\u00a0$11M\u00a0in Unpaid OT\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Assistant store managers for\u00a0the\u00a0clothing retailer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/1532857\/burlington-coat-factory-agrees-to-11m-deal-in-ot-suit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burlington\u00a0Coat Factory<\/a>,\u00a0have\u00a0swiftly resolved claims of unpaid\u00a0wages\u00a0in New Jersey federal court.\u00a0The collective action lawsuit had aimed\u00a0to recover unpaid overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (\u201cFLSA\u201d) for current and former Assistant Store Managers\u00a0employed by Burlington Coat Factory\u00a0between\u00a0from February\u00a04, 2019\u00a0and\u00a0February\u00a028, 2021\u00a0across the United States\u00a0working over\u00a040 hours\u00a0per week.\u00a0Over 1,700 current and former\u00a0assistant store\u00a0managers\u00a0that were allegedly misclassified and exempt from overtime pay\u00a0will benefit from the\u00a0$11 million payout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit specifically claimed&nbsp;that Burlington had&nbsp;misclassified&nbsp;its&nbsp;assistant store managers&nbsp;as exempt under federal overtime laws&nbsp;despite being&nbsp;entitled to unpaid wages for all hours worked as well as for overtime work for which they did not receive overtime premium pay, as required by law, and liquidated damages&nbsp;under&nbsp;the FLSA.&nbsp;Many&nbsp;of these assistant store managers consistently worked 50-55 hours per week without any overtime compensation. Their work load did not&nbsp;include managerial responsibilities&nbsp;nor the&nbsp;ability to&nbsp;exercise meaningful independent judgment and discretion.&nbsp;Their&nbsp;primary job duties,&nbsp;included&nbsp;stocking shelves, working the cash register, taking out garbage, unloading freight, building displays, cleaning, folding and hanging clothes, and customer service&nbsp;much like all other hourly employees entitled to overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u00a0work in retail or\u00a0food industry as an assistant store manager, make sure you are being paid in accordance with the law and not missing out on significant wages like overtime pay. Companies will often give\u00a0out\u00a0\u201cmanagerial\u201d titles\u00a0that\u00a0must\u00a0still complete\u00a0similar job responsibilities\u00a0as hourly employees\u00a0and then classify\u00a0you incorrectly as exempt from overtime. These tactics\u00a0are\u00a0commonly\u00a0used to save on labor costs at the employee\u2019s expense. If you\u00a0have any questions or concerns\u00a0regarding your employment rights, don\u2019t hesitate to give our firm, Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP, a call for a free and confidential consultation at (212) 300-0375.\u00a0You can also visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/Fslawfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for additional helpful information regarding your rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nAssistant store managers for\u00a0the\u00a0clothing retailer,\u00a0Burlington\u00a0Coat Factory,\u00a0have\u00a0swiftly resolved claims of unpaid\u00a0wages\u00a0in New Jersey federal court.\u00a0The collective action lawsuit had aimed\u00a0to recover unpaid overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (\u201cFLSA\u201d) for current and former Assistant Store Managers\u00a0employed by Burlington Coat Factory\u00a0between\u00a0from February\u00a04, 2019\u00a0and\u00a0February\u00a028, 2021\u00a0across the United States\u00a0working over\u00a040 hours\u00a0per week.\u00a0Over 1,700 current and former\u00a0assistant store\u00a0managers\u00a0that were allegedly misclassified and exempt from overtime pay\u00a0will benefit from the\u00a0$11 million payout.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit specifically claimed&nbsp;that Burlington had&nbsp;misclassified&nbsp;its&nbsp;assistant store managers&nbsp;as &#8230;<\/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-3503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Assistant Store\u00a0Managers\u00a0To\u00a0Receive\u00a0$11M\u00a0in Unpaid OT\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more on how assistant store managers were able to recover $11 million in unpaid overtime. 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