Rite Aid Corp. and Eckerd Corp.

Rite Aid Corporation and Eckerd Corporation (doing business as Rite Aid) face a class action lawsuit alleging that assistant store managers were not paid for overtime hours. The suit claims that assistant store managers were regularly required to work more than 40 hours per week but were not given overtime pay for those overtime hours, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of all current and former Rite Aid Corporation assistant store managers and Eckerd Corporation assistant store managers in the United States (excluding California).

According to court documents, assistant store managers were improperly classified as exempt from overtime pay, even though majority of their duties involved non-exempt and non-managerial activities. Those activities include operating the cash registers, sales, stocking, janitorial duties and answering the phone. The plaintiffs also claim they were not able to exercise discretionary power, hire or fire other employees or make weighted recommendations involving other employees. The lawsuit seeks compensation for unpaid overtime, liquidated damages and attorney's fees and costs.