Retail Store & Warehouse Employees

Employees who work in retail stores, warehouses, and parts departments often work more than Forty (40) hours per week without receiving proper compensation for all of their hours worked. Positions within the retail and wholesale divisions of many businesses that frequently are required to work long hours include: sales associates, counter sales persons, clerks, stock persons, loss prevention specialists, assistant managers, and store managers.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, most retail store and warehouse employees are entitled to time and one-half wages for all hours worked in excess of Forty (40) per week. However, just because employees in these positions are entitled to overtime pay doesn’t mean that they have received it. For example, in the case of assistant managers, it’s not uncommon for even large companies to misclassify employees as “exempt” from overtime even though the nature of an assistant manager’s job duties entitles them to overtime compensation. Many lawsuits nationwide have focused on areas where assistant or store managers have been misclassified.

Finally, even if a retail store or warehouse employee is paid a salary or commissions, the law still normally requires that an employer pay overtime wages for all hours worked over Forty (40) per week.

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