Florida-Based Publix Hit With a Class-Action Lawsuit After Ex-Employees Say They Were Not Paid Overtime

Three former Publix employees have filed a class action lawsuit in Florida against Publix alleging that they were not paid for overtime by the company.

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, states that Publix required its assistant store managers to work overtime hours, but did not pay them for all hours worked including pre- and post-shift work required by Publix, time spent working during unpaid breaks, and time spent outside of Publix stores communicating with supervisors while off the clock.

All three were non-exempt, hourly-paid assistant department managers who said they were routinely interrupted during unpaid breaks to handle work matters that included responding to co-workers’ or supervisors’ inquiries through text, assisting customers, and completing paperwork and reports.

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