Takeaway: An understaffed workplace that depends on managers and supervisors to do nonexempt work runs the risk of losing the overtime exemption and owing them overtime compensation, liquidated damages and attorneys' fees.
Target Corp. could not obtain summary judgment on the overtime claim of an executive team leader (ETL) who claimed that she merely conveyed the orders of a store team leader (STL) and was paid little more than non-managers, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled.
The plaintiff brought a collective action against Target, a national retailer with approximately 1,900 stores in 50 states, on behalf of herself and other ETLs. The lawsuit claimed that Target improperly classified the ETLs as exempt from overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Target hired the plaintiff as an executive in training (EIT) in one of its stores. As an EIT, Target paid the plaintiff as a nonexempt, hourly employee while she trained and worked alongside an ETL. The plaintiff soon became an ETL—Food and, after one year, her job title changed to ETL—Food & Beverage Sales. She remained in this position until her termination of employment nine months later.
As an ETL, the plaintiff was classified as an exempt employee. She was one of eight or nine exempt employees at the store who were responsible for roughly 200 employees and who reported to the STL. As the ETL in charge of the Food Department (grocery and food service), the plaintiff...
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