On February 12, 2018, the Honorable James Lorenz, United States District Judge, approved a settlement KL reached with Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.
to settle claims that Petco has improperly denied its Assistant Managers overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and several applicable state laws. The proposed settlement provides compensation for those AMs who submitted consents to join the lawsuit as well as ASMs who were actively employed as Assistant Managers in for Petco in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon or Pennsylvania during the following time periods:
- Colorado: between January 15, 2014 and June 18, 2016;
- Illinois: between November 23, 2013 and June 18, 2016;
- Massachusetts: between January 31, 2014 and June 18, 2016;
- New Jersey: between April 6, 2015 and June 18, 2016;
- New York: time between April 14, 2010 and June 18, 2016;
- Oregon: between October 21, 2014 and June 18, 2016; and
- Pennsylvania: time between July 14, 2014 and June 18, 2016.