$25M Settlement Reached in Abercrombie & Fitch Employment Class Action Lawsuit

I worked at Roosevelt Field Mall and that company Abercrombie & Fitch, is in that Mall. I would purchase many items from time to time, when I was able to afford the clothing. I really did not fancy them so much, but I had a job there and I enjoyed the atmosphere. I am appalled with hearing about this company. I hope they go out of business, this was not professional at all, nor acceptable by all means. Thank you

Did anyone actually receive a check from this? I mailed my form in a couple of years ago, and it just occurred to me I never heard anything else. After working with the company for 4 years, I easily spent thousands on their clothing (some by choice, and a lot by pressure from management to fit “the look”). I was never expecting any reimbursement, br am just curious.

From 2012 through 2015 I worked for a high-volume Abercrombie and Fitch store in the Southwest. Management ‘strongly suggested’ I purchase clothes on a regular basis, and told me that I would not get more hours if I didn’t “look the part”. I came to work clean, dressed appropriately, and with a smile on my face everyday for over three years, and only got an average of 25 hrs a week. The hours were even less when I didn’t buy new clothes. ALSO, I was denied lunch and bathroom breaks on multiple occassions. Once, I leaned on a step ladder because I had been working for nearly 7 hours, and because was told I could not take a break. A manager came in at that moment I was leaning and immediately reprimanded me. The minute I clocked out for my lunch break (which I received an hour before I was supposed to go home after an 8 hour day), he proceeded to WRITE ME UP for leaning on the ladder. I documented this in my own records and would be happy to share my account with anyone who asks.

Be very careful if you work for an Abercrombie, folks. Maybe the company has changed, but when I was there it was run by managers with a clique-like mode to operating. They showed very clear favoritism, did not abide by state and local laws, and made sure each employee knew they were replaceable. Many there were kind, but just as many were getting away with things the company would have never tolerated had they known. My store was in a right-to-work state, and I was afraid that if I contacted Corporate or the State, that I would be penalized and possibly terminated.

Today I am a manager in a different retail company. I’ve learned from working for Abercrombie how to treat my employees with respect, appreciation, and consideration. My thoughts and sympathies are with everyone who’s ever suffered mistreatment working for A&F. And I hope one day amends will be made and justice will be found.

I worked there in 2016, was made to buy there clothes before I could start work there. I got my paperwork and the settlement and the form a I sent it in.

Anybody know when we (former employees) will see the funds from this settlement?

I worked at Abercrombie & Fitch for a year, I was recruited by a former manager one day on campus. I was thrilled that they thought I had “the look” or fit the par considering that I was very introverted in high school and at first it was really nice to have that confidence boost. I never thought a company like this would ever accept me, but in a way, I wasn’t wrong about that.
There was an employee discount every few months where your required uniforms were at 50% off any item of the store, with a limit of 10 items, but it only lasted about two weeks. Half the time. I would get paid a day or two after the sale was supposed to end, so in fear I would have to spend more later (the employee discount after this time frame was 20%) for the styles I needed for the new season anyway, I would spend money I shouldn’t of. I would feel the need to buy now. Most of the time, my entire check went into this sale, and even a huge chunk of my second job’s check, and I still couldn’t even get the full 10 items before the sale ended because I simply didn’t have enough.
Looking back now, I feel like I was manipulated in a way, their employee discount made me react and impulsively spend because I didn’t want to spend more on the same item because I waited a few days, and I would buy the pricer outfits so my coworkers would like me and I wanted to fit in, which never really happened, no matter what I wore or how much I tried to involve myself.
The first few months, I enjoyed working there. I always worked the opening shifts; however, I only received roughly 16 hours at least a week. Definitely not enough to compensate for what I had to wear. At first I didn’t mind chipping into my other jobs paycheck to afford the clothes because I thought eventually I would make up for that. That never turned out to be the case.after awhile it defeated the purpose on why I was working two jobs in the first place, I had student loans and working at A&F did not help make ends meet. It was basically like I was working for free at times.
After awhile, I never shook the feeling of being a black sheep amongst my colleagues. I was a decent worker, I was only 18/19, but I specifically remember certain opens where the other opener would sit on the counter playing on her phone while the manager was in the office and I was cleaning the store for the open. I would wipe down the mirrors, sweep, dust, etc and spend that hour preparing to present the store while the other girl was getting paid the same as me to do nothing. Then that same manager gave me the cold shoulder because I would wear my hair up and just have a t-shirt and jeans on (it was 8am, I can’t always look perfect) and favored the girl who didn’t help me open, she clearly had a better relationship with her. It didn’t matter that I was the one that did all the work, apparently I was supposed to focus more on my own personal looks than the their own business’s looks.
That’s when I realized job ethic didnt stand out the way it should, and all the managers cared about was some made-up image that doesn’t actually matter. That’s when I realized I didn’t care what superficial people like that think, and that’s why I’m completely not surprised the company is no longer thriving as a business.
I didn’t really think about this until the settlement was mailed to me, but I’m really thankful that justice is being served here. I didn’t by any means meet minimum wage, that statement alone is an understatement. Even if I got just a portion of what I spent on the uniforms back, I would feel like I could trust my government to do what’s morally just and have faith that big corporations with backwards values aren’t getting away with false enrichment.

I have been trying to find the form to fill out since I was forced to buy clothing while working and I really did not have the money, but did not want to lose my job.
The deadline is June 1, 2018, and I have called the phone # on the postcard but no one answers.

Received my packet in the mail.
Worked full-time as an Assistant Manager at a store in Southern Cali.
Definitely know there is a problem with this store, as I know the in's-and-out's of the hiring and recruiting process. No doubt we were HEAVILY influenced to buy their clothes. But not just that... buy their clothes whenever a new AAA catalogue came out, which was essentially every season.
Hundreds of Dollars had to be spend.

Will definitely be getting a piece or this pie whenever checks are issued...

Can anyone give any additional information about the form? I got it in the mail and now I can't find it to send it in. Is there a phone number, email address, or name of the lawyers I can inquire with? I worked in Florida, not sure if there are different forms for various states.