Rite Aid Agrees to $20.9 Million Settlement Of Overtime Suits Under FLSA, State Laws

Rite Aid Corp. and plaintiffs’ counsel in 15 wage and hour suits filed on behalf of drug store assistant managers and co-managers have reached a $20.9 million settlement of the current and former employees’ claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and various state laws, the parties announced June 19 (Craig v. Rite Aid Corp.).

A federal district court in Pennsylvania June 18 granted preliminary approval of the settlement, which would resolve suits filed against Rite Aid and its subsidiaries in five federal district courts and one state trial court. Five of the 15 suits are pending in ...