More than 200 Aldi store managers in 32 states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. division of the German discount grocer, saying they were wrongly classified as exempt from overtime and should have been paid for working more than 40 hours a week.

The U.S. District Court case was initiated by Howard McNelley of Elyria, who spent nine years working at the Aldi store in Brooklyn before being fired in June 2009. He is joined in the federal class action lawsuit by 212 other Aldi employees.

Aldi Inc., based in Batavia, Ill., issued the following statement through its spokeswoman Martha Swaney: "Aldi prides itself on providing a work environment that respects each employee and rewards its staff with generous salaries and benefits that are significantly higher than the industry standard. As a testament to that, it's common for Aldi employees to celebrate 15, 20 and 25 years of service.
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