Saturday, February 02, 2008
Casey's General Store employees' lawsuit for unpaid overtime goes ahead. Convenience Store News. Casey's General Stores, operator of more than 1,460 convenience stores, faces a new federal lawsuit by its cooks and cashiers who claimed the company did not pay their overtime, The Associated Press reported. The c-store chain was already sued by managers who issued similar claims, the report stated. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Des Moines, alleges Casey's wrongfully denied overtime pay and wages to current and former Casey's hourly employees, the AP reported. Approximately 20,000 employees are included in the suit and claims exceed $5 million, according to court documents cited by the AP.
"I was expected to and repeatedly did show up early and stay late for Casey's," former Iowa Casey's employee and plaintiff Connie Wineland said in a statement cited by the AP. "I want to be paid for all of the time I worked at Casey's."
The employees are represented by the Peters Law Firm of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Washington-based Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca; Stephan Zouras, of Chicago; and Hudson Mallaney & Shindler, of Des Moines.
"These are hardworking employees who deserve to be paid for every minute of time they work," attorney Scott Peters told the AP. "Employees should not be expected to 'donate' their time to Casey's."
A telephone message by the AP left for a Casey's spokesman was not immediately returned. The company's attorney, Eli Wirtz, declined comment to the AP.
In early June 2007, CSNews Online reported two former assistant managers for the Casey's convenience chain sued the company for failure to pay them overtime wages.
At that time, the company issued a statement obtained by CSNews Online. It stated: "We understand a lawsuit was filed in Federal Court yesterday by two former employees in which the claim is made that Casey's failed to properly pay overtime compensation to two or more of its assistant managers. Casey's denies this claim and intends to vigorously defend itself with respect to this lawsuit. It is Casey's policy to pay all employees for any and all time worked in accordance with federal, state and local law."
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Go figure.... Caseys is so cheap. They don't even use filters on their gas pumps, so whatever is in thier tanks, is now in yours! They have horrible customer service as well.
I worked for caseys for 4 years, I think they are cheap, they rip off customers and thats what they teach their managers to do...they have water in their gas and have ways to hide it from the E.P.A. The only reason I'm doing this enonymous is because I live in a small town, and they are a big company. I believe they would do anything to get you back.
I worked for Casey's as an assistant and then part time. I've had dealings with many people that have worked at Casey's and the comments from the workers are all the same. The managers are expected to lie to and cheat their employees any way they can. I hope they lose the suit and have to pay everything that's owed to the workers.
I live in a rural area and have been a faithful Casey's patron for the past 30 years until I contacted their corporate office recently for a donation for a children's chairity I work for that covers an area with 19 Casey's stores. They sent FOUR free pizzas for us to use. I was UNDERwhelmed! In many of our communities they probably do 70-80% of the business in town yet I can't find a good example of anything they have done to improve the quality of life for the residents of those communities. I'm not shopping there any more. The problem in many of our small towns is they are the only place open after 6:00 in the evening. They've sucked millions out of our small rural communities for years and never given back. It's time to hold their feet to the fire!
I have worked for Casey's and have specifically heard a manager tell an employee that they would not receive overtime for the pay period their extra hours would go on the next pay period obviously to avoid paying them overtime. The managers at Casey's know what they are doing is wrong, but simply do not care because it affects their bonus. If employees get overtime these managers do not get their bonus!
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