SC Dry Cleaner Accused of ‘Time Shaving’ Employees’ Hours, Denying OT Pay

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A former employee of Low Country Laundry & Dry Cleaning LLC has filed suit against the company and an individual owner over claims that they owe her unpaid wages. The plaintiff says she worked for the defendants from March 2012 until April 2017 as a counter clerk and then as a manager. She notes that despite her new title, her job duties essentially remained the same throughout her employment. According to the suit, the defendants failed to maintain accurate records of employees’ hours and therefore failed to pay them proper overtime wages. In fact, the plaintiff claims the dry cleaner employed the practice of “time shaving,” meaning the company allegedly decreased her recorded hours and robbed her of earned compensation.

The suit further alleges that the defendants unlawfully refused to pay the plaintiff for her accrued vacation time and paid time off when she left the company.