(NewsNation) — Employees of multiple Target warehouses in upstate New York have filed a lawsuit against the company, saying they should be paid for the time walking to and from their workstations.
The complaint alleges violations of New York labor laws and was filed Aug. 26 in U.S. District Court in Albany, according to local paper Times Union. The law firm representing the employees estimate that thousands of workers could be due thousands of dollars in back pay for each year they were employed at the two warehouses dating back to 2019.
The two sites, located in in the towns of Wilton and Florida employ a combined 2,000 people. The Wilton warehouse has 1.5 million square feet of space, and the Florida warehouse, located just outside the city of Amsterdam, is 1.8 million square feet.
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“Hourly employees of the warehouses are required to walk long distances — up to approximately half a mile — to and from their assigned departments, where they are required to clock in at the start of each shift and clock out at the end of each shift,” the lawsuit states.
Jeanna Kratzert, a former employee at the Wilton warehouse, and Neil Mosher, who works there now, filed the lawsuit. Kratzert told local news outlet WNYT that when working there, it took her up to 10 minutes to walk to her assigned places to clock in or out. The lawsuit alleges an employee not paid for that time can miss out on up to $2,000 per year.
NewsNation has reached out to Target for comment.
