{"id":39270,"date":"2023-11-22T19:55:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=39270"},"modified":"2023-11-22T19:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:55:29","slug":"18-publix-dept-managers-join-lawsuit-alleging-they-werent-paid-for-overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/11\/22\/18-publix-dept-managers-join-lawsuit-alleging-they-werent-paid-for-overtime\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Publix dept. managers join lawsuit alleging they weren&#8217;t paid for overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lawsuit filed against Publix in October that claims employees weren&#8217;t paid for all the overtime they worked has grown to include 18 department managers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/download-1-4.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/download-1-4.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/download-1-4.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/download-1-4.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/download-1-4.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawyers for Morgan &amp; Morgan and Shavitz Law Group filed the lawsuit on Oct. 26 in a federal court based in Tampa. Initially,&nbsp;the complaint was brought by three employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More people are expected to join the lawsuit, a spokesperson for Morgan &amp; Morgan said. In October, Andrew Frisch, a lawyer at Morgan &amp; Morgan, said they expected the lawsuit to eventually<br>include hundreds if not thousands of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they have knowledge and they\u2019re aware that this work is happening off the clock, they need to pay it. They can&#8217;t just hide their head in the sand and say, oh, we didn\u2019t know about it because it wasn\u2019t on a time sheet or time clock it,\u201d Ryan Morgan, a lawyer at Morgan &amp; Morgan, said in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complainants worked at Publix stores in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. The updated lawsuit includes employees who worked locally in the Tampa Bay area at stores in Weeki Wachee, Spring Hill, Palmetto and Bradenton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the lawsuit, Publix allegedly required assistant department managers to work overtime hours, didn&#8217;t pay them for all hours worked, including pre-and post-shift work off-the-clock required by the company, didn&#8217;t pay for unpaid meal breaks and any time spent outside of Publix stores &#8220;communicating with supervisors and co-workers, and other directives, off-the-clock.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-scribd wp-block-embed-scribd wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Publix Amended Complaint\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/686219618\/content\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"686219618\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">          (function() { var scribd = document.createElement(\"script\"); scribd.type = \"text\/javascript\"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = \"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/javascripts\/embed_code\/inject.js\"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })()        <\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is something we see in our cases across the country, of off-the-clock work. Especially with being more and more connected every single day with our devices,\u201d said Morgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publix responded with the following statement in October when the lawsuit was filed. Normally, the company said it doesn&#8217;t comment on pending litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;As an associate-owned company, we are proud to provide our associates with a comprehensive benefits package \u2013 including company ownership \u2013 in addition to paying our associates in accordance with the law. We take these claims seriously and will respond appropriately.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit filed against Publix in October that claims employees weren&#8217;t paid for all the overtime they worked has grown to include 18 department managers. 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