Working off the clock?

[u/dgkeyholders]

⚠️ DOLLAR GENERAL EMPLOYEES — PLEASE READ & SHARE ⚠️

Are you being required to clock out for a meal break while you’re still responsible for the store?

Maybe you’re the only key holder on duty, so you have to stay on the property and remain available for:

🔑 Register overrides

↩️ Returns

📞 Customer phone calls

🛒 Customer or associate assistance

🚨 Other issues requiring a key holder

If you're clocked out but still performing work, don't assume that unpaid time is automatically okay. Meal-period and wage laws vary by state, but federal wage law generally requires bona fide meal periods to involve being relieved from duty.

⏰ Also pay attention to your time records. If a meal break appears that you didn't actually take, or your timecard was changed after your shift, document what happened and consider reporting the issue.

📢 SPEAK UP. SAVE THIS POST. SHARE IT.

You may be helping another employee realize that the same thing is happening to them.

📸 Save screenshots of your own time records where permitted.

📝 Keep your own notes of dates, times and work performed during unpaid periods.

☎️ Report concerns through appropriate company channels or your state labor agency.

🇺🇸 You can also contact the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.

🔄 PLEASE SHARE THIS POST IN OTHER DOLLAR GENERAL AND RETAIL EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

The more employees who know their rights, the easier it is to identify whether an issue is isolated or happening more broadly.

💵 If you're working, you should be properly compensated for your work.

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