Groomer Unleashes Lawsuit Against Petco Over Alleged Wage Violations

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Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is facing a proposed class and collective action in Pennsylvania from a former groomer who claims she wasn’t paid properly and was fired for complaining about the defendant’s pay practices. The woman says she was hired as an hourly employee and received $15 per hour plus commissions if she exceeded “a certain level of services.” According to the suit, she regularly worked more than 40 hours per week but was not provided with premium time-and-a-half wages for the hours she worked over 40. Instead, the case argues, the defendant would alter employees’ time records to reflect that they worked 40 hours or fewer. In particular, the plaintiff notes, the defendant would automatically deduct time for lunch breaks regardless of whether employees actually took them.

The complaint claims when employees began to near the 40-hour mark, they were instructed to clock out and continue working to avoid accruing overtime hours. The plaintiff says she frequently objected to these allegedly illegal pay practices and was eventually terminated in retaliation for her complaints.