dollars every year. Lawsuits have been settled for $2.95 million in California and $6.2 million in Texas. In 2014, Lowe's faced a class-action lawsuit from former and current Human Resource Managers. Similarly to the lawsuit regarding its Loss Prevention Managers, the lawsuit stated that the HR Managers were improperly, and illegally, classified as exempt employees and were, therefore, denied overtime even though they were required to work 48-hour weeks. See also References External links Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Companies based in Charlotte, North Carolina Iredell County, North Carolina American companies established in 1921 Retail companies established in 1921 Hardware stores of the United States Hardware stores of Canada Home improvement retailers of the United States 1921 establishments in North Carolina Hardware stores of Mexico 1970s initial public offerings Garden centres