Petco to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle Groomers’ Timesheet Dispute

Petco and a group of former employees settled allegations that the company altered timesheets to reduce their pay, according to an order in federal district court in New York.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York finalized the settlement and dismissed the former employees’ claims with prejudice Thursday. Petco Animal Supplies Inc. will pay $1.3 million, with about $977,000 going to class members as compensation.

The plaintiffs were groomers at Petco stores in New York, Florida, Idaho, California, Montana, and Illinois. They alleged the company altered the number of hours they worked by adding a daily ...