Target Store Manager Advances Wage Suit, Gets Collective Status

Target Corp. must face a certified Fair Labor Standards Act collective of executive team leaders in Brooklyn and Chicago who allege they were misclassified as exempt from overtime rules, a federal judge in New York ruled.

The evidence raises a genuine factual dispute as to whether their primary duty was management, Judge Pamela K. Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York said Wednesday.

There’s also sufficient evidence showing the plaintiff, Priscilla Jibowu, was similarly situated to other salaried team leaders who worked at the retailer’s stores in Chicago and Brooklyn. The evidence did not ...