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When a corporate worker loses his or her savings because of executive decisions, the company may have to pay. The class has been certified in an action filed against Computer Associates International, Inc. and Computer Management Sciences, Inc. on behalf of participants in Computer Management Sciences' employee stock ownership plan who allege that Computer Associates' trustees and administrators violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to diversify the assets in Computer Management's employee stock ownership plans.

A class action lawsuit was filed against Tata America, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, claiming the company routinely forced workers to hand over federal and state tax refunds. Gopi Vedachalam, a Tata America employee, filed the lawsuit in the District Court in San Francisco against Tata America International Corporation, its parent Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, as well as Tata Sons, Ltd.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Washington against CPM Development Corporation (DBA Icon Materials), a Washington state based paving business for violations of the wage, hour, and labor laws and regulations of the State of Washington. Class members seek damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

A statewide collective action has been filed in California against banking Giant, Washington Mutual Bank, FA. The action is brought on behalf of all individuals employed as "Loan Processors" or "Loan Coordinators" since November 14, 1999, who were allegedly not paid proper overtime compensation, were not paid for all hours worked, were not provided with state mandated break periods and who were not promptly and correctly compensated upon termination or resignation. The employees are seeking back pay, compensatory damages, disgorgement of profits, statutory damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. The action is brought under both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as California wage law and is a collective action. As a collective action, all potential class members are required to join the action in order to recover.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Georgia against Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek back pay, front pay, liquidated damages, interest, and attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

The decision to reduce the number of federal airport security screeners has been an issue of great controversy. A class action has been filed against James M. Loy, in his capacity as administrator of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, on behalf of older employees and union activists who allege that the administration is ignoring veterans' preference in its reduction-in-force decisions in violation of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

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