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Giant Eagle Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement Overview:
- Who: Certain current and former Giant Eagle and GetGo assistant store leaders, senior team leaders or team leaders claim they were misclassified as exempt from overtime.
- Why: A Pennsylvania federal judge has approved a $4.2 million settlement resolving allegations Giant Eagle misclassified some employees as exempt from overtime.
- Where: The unpaid overtime class action lawsuit was pending in Pennsylvania federal court.
On Tuesday, a Pennsylvania federal judge approved a proposed $4.2 million unpaid overtime class action settlement that would resolve allegations Giant Eagle and GetGo team leaders were misclassified as exempt from overtime.
The Giant Eagle settlement will resolve two consolidated unpaid overtime class action lawsuits that were filed by employees who allege they had been misclassified as managers who were exempt from overtime even though many of their job duties were similar to non-management workers who were entitled to overtime pay.
The Giant Eagle class action lawsuit said the grocery and convenience store chain violated Ohio and Pennsylvania wage laws and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act by allegedly misclassifying team leaders and assistant store leaders as exempt from overtime.
Giant Eagle maintains that it did not misclassify its employees but agreed to settle the unpaid overtime class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation.
“The settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and it provides substantial benefit for the plaintiffs,” U.S. District Judge Colville said.
What Benefits Does the Giant Eagle Settlement Provide to Class Members?
Class members of the proposed Giant Eagle settlement include employees who were assistant store leaders or senior team leaders at GetGo between July 2015 and September 2021 or team leaders between November 2014 and September 2021.
Although most class members fall into one category, it is possible for an employee to belong to both categories.
The Giant Eagle class action settlement will set aside $2.64 million to pay claims to eligible Class Members. The amount each class member receives will be determined based on a formula that accounts for the number of eligible work weeks they were employed by Giant Eagle or GetGo.
Approximately 3,000 current and former Giant Eagle and GetGo employees may each be eligible to claim up to $1,000 from the Giant Eagle settlement.
Did you work as a team leader or assistant store leader at a Giant Eagle grocery store or GetGo convenience store? Let us know your thoughts on this unpaid overtime settlement in the comments section!
Class Members are represented by Jason Conway of Conway Legal LLC; Gregg I. Shavitz, Camar Jones, Logan A. Pardell and Michael Palitz of Shavitz Law Group PA; and by David C. Levin of Levin Sedran & Berman.
The Giant Eagle Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit is Andrew Fitch, et al. v. Giant Eagle Inc., Case No. 2:18-cv-01534, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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15 thoughts onGiant Eagle Unpaid Overtime Settlement Gets Green Light
Never got my settlement from this and sibmitted the paperwork before may 12th
How would you know if you qualify or not
I was a senior team leader for giant eagle for the last 5 years and just recently resigned in March 2022. Please add me to the list seeing as I got no notification of this.
Why only starting in 2015? I was the first manager hired by Crossroads to open and run the GetGo in Warrensville Heights, OH. in 2002.
I was a team leader during this time and often had no days off or maybe one
How can I find out if I’m eligible for compensation
Add me to the list
It was a rule to do overtime, not a suggestion. And the overtime was extensive. I found myself in the department alone for whole days sometimes, opening and closing , all while taking care of customers and completing managerial duties. The salary was a meager $29,000. I could only last a couple years. Being a single mom, I had to resign.
I am not happy with this settlement, I am actually angry, to be offered $490 to be quiet.
Being a manager in a department that I truly cared for, it was appalling that the buyer for my department used to be Laura Caret’s babysitter. Mistakes were consistently made by her. Promoting people who actually understood the business didn’t happen. Those jobs went to friends and family. And left hundreds of people like me to fill in the cracks when it came to execution.
Me
In addition to all the hours worked, I was single coverage, meaning that I was the “only” worker in the building. I was responsible for everything, including but not limited to, customer, cleaning restrooms, sweeping the lot, all cash handling and deposits, daily,weekly,monthly,annual reporting. Not once being able for a meal break or restroom break. I could go on.
I worked sometimes in excess of 80 hours per week for 12 weeks. I was designated to run two stores without any staffing. I finally had to resign because of mental and health issues this past May of ‘21. I was also denied unemployment compensation. Please add me to your list of plaintiffs.
please add me