Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating whether At Home improperly classifies Assistant Store Managers and similar supervisory employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements.
Reports from At Home workers suggest that assistant managers routinely spend large portions of their shifts unloading freight, performing merchandising resets, handling customer-service issues, conducting cash pulls, stocking merchandise, and performing other operational tasks commonly performed by hourly employees. Employees also report long schedules, extended periods on their feet, and compensation that may not adequately account for the number of hours worked.
Federal and state wage laws require employers to pay overtime compensation unless employees satisfy strict exemption requirements. Whether an At Home employee is exempt depends primarily on the duties they actually perform, not simply their title or salary structure.
Potentially Affected Positions
Potentially impacted positions may include:
- Assistant Store Manager
- Operations Manager
- Freight Manager
- Manager-in-Training
- Retail Leadership Trainee
- MIT positions
- Assistant Operations Manager
Alleged Common Practices
At Home workers have reported:
- routinely working 50+ hour weeks;
- extensive freight and stocking responsibilities;
- limited managerial discretion;
- corporate control over operational decisions;
- frequent customer-service and cashier coverage duties;
- physically demanding schedules with limited staffing support.
Arbitration Investigation
The firm is additionally investigating whether At Home requires assistant managers or trainees to sign arbitration agreements or class-action waivers that may affect workers’ legal rights.
Contact
If you worked for At Home in an overtime-exempt assistant-management role and regularly worked more than 40 hours per week without overtime compensation, we would like to hear from you. Please complete the contact form on this page, send us an email at [email protected], or give us a call at (202) 470-3520.