May 23, 2016
A Virginia federal judge approved $1 million in attorneys' fees for the firms representing Dollar Tree employees in a class action overtime suit, slashing the award from the $1.58 million requested on Friday because the firms failed to provide evidence supporting the hours billed.
December 02, 2015
Attorneys for Dollar Tree employees claiming they were denied off-the-clock and overtime pay made another attempt on Wednesday in Virginia federal court to secure payment of $1.58 million in fees that have been previously denied over the disparity between a proposed settlement and the fees.
October 22, 2015
A Virginia federal judge on Wednesday refused to approve a $300,000 settlement between Dollar Tree and a group of employees claiming they were denied off the clock and overtime pay, saying for the second time in three months that $1.9 million in proposed legal fees is not supported by the deal or evidence.
July 31, 2015
A Virginia federal judge on Friday blasted a $300,000 settlement between Dollar Tree Stores Inc. and a class of employees suing the discount retailer for off-the-clock and overtime pay, saying the deal's $1.9 million attorneys' fee award appears "exorbitant" given the size of the settlement.
March 12, 2014
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. has lost its bid to break up a putative class of about 4,000 hourly employees who claim the retailer owes them for work completed off-the-clock, with a judge Friday rejecting the company's argument that the workers' experiences were too diverse.