Dillard’s Hit With Suit For Unpaid Wages, Break Time Violations

A former sales associate sued Dillard’s Inc. for allegedly failing to pay workers proper overtime wages as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Cathya Guzman alleges that although she regularly worked over 40 hours per week, the department store chain failed to pay her proper overtime compensation of time-and-a-half her regular hourly rate of $23 for the excess time, in violation of the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1). She also alleges she didn’t take bona fide lunchtime hours, but wasn’t paid for working during that time.

She seeks to recover unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees and costs. ...