Target Hit With Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit

An unpaid overtime class action lawsuit was filed against Target, alleging that the retailer misclassified certain employees as exempt from overtime.

Plaintiff Bobby R. filed the unpaid overtime class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and all other individuals classified as an executive team leader-asset protection. Every store allegedly has one such employee who is paid with a salary, “irrespective of the number of hours worked by them.”

Bobby and other Class Members were allegedly required to work over 40 hours a week and yet deemed them exempt employees, not entitled to overtime pay. The unpaid overtime class action lawsuit claims that the job often required employees to work well over 50 hours a week.

Additionally, executive team members allegedly often performed the same role as hourly employees and performed tasks such as monitoring security cameras and walking throughout the store patrolling for theft. Bobby and others were also “required by [Target] to work on the floor of the retail stores throughout their shift each workday in order to work alongside non-exempt employees,” the wage and hour class action lawsuit stated.

The unpaid overtime class action lawsuit claimed that thousands of employees have suffered from manager misclassification and countless hours of unpaid overtime. Target has allegedly committed several labor law violations and even “failed to maintain any record of the time actually worked” by Bobby and prospective Class Members.

Wage and Hour Violations

Target is one of many employers that has and is being faced with a wage and hour class action lawsuit. The Fair Labor Standards Act has informed and caused many individuals to take action against their employers.

Common labor law violations cited in class action lawsuits include:

• Unpaid overtime
• Unpaid wages
• Off-the-clock work
• Employee misclassification as exempt
• Employee misclassification as independent contractor
• Missed meals & breaks
• Donning & doffing
• Less than minimum wage
• Excessive sidework
• Unpaid internship

The statute of limitations of labor law violations is three years.

This Overtime Class Action Lawsuit is Bobby R., et al. v. Target Corporation, Case No. 3:15-cv-00048, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division.

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