SOURCE: THOMAS & PEARL, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC’s HOURLY EMPLOYEES Bring Class Action to Seek Unpaid Wages and Overtime, Nationwide

According to Thomas & Pearl, P.A.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 18 -- On September 1, 2010, two assistant store managers (hourly employees) filed a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act for failure to pay minimum wage and overtime compensation. Plaintiffs are represented by Thomas & Pearl, P.A., in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Elissa Pearl Hulnick stated, “A company who has been sued several times already for wage violations should have implemented appropriate pay practices company-wide.”

Dollar Tree operates thousands of stores in all 48 contiguous states, with its headquarters located in Chesapeake, Virginia. Their website boasts that they are the largest and most successful single price-point retailer in the country. Joann Badgett and Solomon Morgan, the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit, worked in stores located in South Florida.

Plaintiffs seek to have their claims certified as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA,”) (a type of class action in which individuals employed in similar job positions are provided with an opportunity to pursue minimum wage and overtime pay claims by opting into a lawsuit filed by representative plaintiffs.) In order to participate in the FLSA lawsuit, hourly employees (such as assistant store managers, cashiers, and stock people) who worked for Dollar Tree during the past three years must file a FLSA consent to join form, which may be obtained from plaintiffs’ counsel.

Plaintiffs are represented by the law firm of Thomas & Pearl, P.A., a law firm dedicated to helping the injured, including victims of unlawful and unfair wage practices.

Elissa Pearl Hulnick stated, “some retailers continue to ignore the fact that hourly employees who work through lunch breaks or run errands for their employer are entitled to being paid for the time they performed such work. These current and former employees will also be able to recover liquidated damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.”

For more information or to report claims, log onto www.DollarTreeLawsuit.com or you can also go to the website for plaintiffs’ law firm at www.HelpWhenInjured.com.

Contacts:

Elissa Pearl Hulnick, (954) 563-9225 or 1-877-FLA-INJURY