Home Depot employees recently filed a class action lawsuit against the home and garden giant, accusing the company of wage theft, according to the San Diego Reader. Stephen Mendes, Irene Fernandez, Cristina Aragon are listed as plaintiffs on the suit, which claims employees worked off-the-clock, were required to stay longer than eight hours a day and 40 hours a week without overtime pay.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) obligates employers to pay non-exempt employees time-and-a-half pay rates for any time attendance beyond 40 hours. However, California's state laws also require overtime pay for any work in excess of eight hours a day.

Employees involved in the suit say they were routinely forced to stay after the end of a shift to finish a project off-the-clock and wait for their managers to finish work, the San Diego Reader explains. Employers must pay employees for any time during which they are suffered or permitted to work, according to the FLSA, which includes time spent fixing work or finishing projects.

To avoid expensive employee lawsuits, employers might consider updating their payroll policies to ensure they are in compliance with all applicable labor laws. 

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