Home Depot Faces Class Action Alleging Failure to Pay Wages for Off the Clock Work

A recent California class-action lawsuit claims Home Depot failed to pay employees for every hour worked and provide workers with appropriate meal periods and rest breaks.

The Case: White v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

The Court: California Central District Court

The Case No.: 3:22-CV-00276

The Plaintiff: White v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

The Plaintiff in the case, a former Home Depot employee, claims Home Depot has a policy to round down employees’ clock-in and clock-out times for their work shifts, and meal periods. As a result, Home Depot workers allegedly lose hours resulting in not being paid for all hours worked. When employees work a shift at closing, they’re required to clock out, wait at the door for other workers to clock out, and then wait for management to arm the alarm system before leaving. The complaint argues that the policies and procedures in place at Home Depot amount to time employees work that they are not paid for.

The Defendant: White v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

The Defendant in the case, Home Depot, allegedly retained control over their employees and their activities during the time they spent waiting for the standard closing procedure. The company’s round-down policy also allegedly shaved off up to a quarter-hour at a time.

Summary of the Case: White v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

In effect, the Defendant retained control of their employees/the plaintiffs without paying wages for the time. Therefore, the plaintiffs and other similarly situated employees worked time they were not compensated for which violates California Labor Code. As a result of their policies and business practices, Home Depot allegedly owes employees for unpaid minimum wage hours, as well as unpaid overtime hours (for those who worked more than 40 hours in one week or 8 hours in one day).

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