Albany, NY
Target was slammed with a class action complaint last month alleging New York Labor law violations. The wage-and-hour complaint claims Target failed to pay its workers for time spent walking to and from their clock-in/clock-out stations and assigned departments. Plaintiffs say they walk up to half a mile inside the enormous warehouses, which can take up to 10 minutes. Minutes add up, particularly when it spills into overtime. Adding to Target’s woes, as of today it faces a boycott, called #TargetFast.
Plaintiffs Jeanna Kratzert and Neil Mosher filed the wage-and-hour class action in New York Northern District Court on behalf of approximately 2,000 current hourly employees at Wilton and Amsterdam, NY warehouse-distribution centers, which are about 1.5 million and 1.8 million square feet, respectively. And walking up to half a mile to clock in and out could cost each employee about $1,000 – $2,000 yearly, according to Law360. That tallies up to about $2 million annually in unpaid wages. Plaintiffs are seeking compensation for unpaid minimum wages, overtime and promised wages, plus liquidated damages for violations dating back to January 2019. Kratzert is a former warehouse worker at Wilton, where she was as a packer and member of the inbound and outbound departments from April 2018 to November 2024. She said in the complaint that her mandatory pre-shift walking time took about eight to 10 minutes per day. Mosher is employed in the Wilton warehouse’s shipping department, and said it takes him five to six minutes walking to his assigned time clock area before starting his shift.
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