Lowe’s Cos. will pay $7.45 million to settle claims by nearly 2,400 hourly managers allegedly denied pay for certain off-the-clock work, North Carolina federal court records show.

The workers’ unopposed motion for approval of the collective action settlement, filed May 20, resolves a multi-district litigation that includes 19 consolidated lawsuits. The consolidated suits include one federal case filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act and 18 state law wage and hour actions.

A notice of settlement was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Jan. 6, but details of the agreement weren’t publicly available ...

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