December 05, 2019
A class of Big Lots workers in California has asked a Golden State federal court to give an initial green light to a $7 million deal aimed at ending claims the company didn't pay the workers for time they spent waiting to leave stores after clocking out.
July 01, 2019
A California federal judge has revived claims by a certified class of 29,000 Big Lots workers seeking pay for time they spent waiting to leave stores after clocking out, saying it's an open question whether the waiting time was substantial enough to require compensation.
November 19, 2018
A California federal judge said Monday he would rethink a July decision tossing claims by a certified class of 29,000 Big Lots workers seeking wages for off-clock times locking stores, saying there may be a triable dispute about whether some employees worked more than short, de-minimis off-clock periods.
May 24, 2017
Big Lots Stores Inc. will face just one of six proposed classes accusing the company of cheating workers out of pay after a California federal judge on Tuesday found some of the proposed groups had claims not mentioned in the complaint.
May 15, 2017
A California federal judge who was asked to certify six classes representing 20,000 Big Lots workers accusing the retailer of cheating them out of wages and break pay said Monday he's leaning toward "largely" denying the motion, particularly for groups he said weren't identified in the original complaint.
March 06, 2015
A former employee has accused Big Lots Stores Inc. of stiffing California workers on pay for overtime and off-the-clock work and failing to provide adequate meal breaks, according to a proposed class action that was removed to federal court on Thursday.