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Case ID: 2822 | Employment | 10/22/2003
A class action has been filed against Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. and certain of its agents on behalf of a group of BellSouth retirees in North Carolina who allege that Salomon Smith Barney gave them faulty financial planning advice in violation of state consumer protection laws. The action seeks unspecified compensatory damages.
The action alleges that Salomon Smith Barney and its agents targeted BellSouth employees in North Carolina because they were eligible for early retirement from BellSouth and had access to lump-sum retirement funds. The company solicited them as potential clients of its financial consulting services at seminars throughout North Carolina and at BellSouth offices. Following these seminars, the retirees allegedly met face-to-face with the agents who are also named as defendants. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Employment Cases of Interest If your employment contract promises you commissions and productivity bonuses, your boss has no choice but to pay you if you fulfill your end of the bargain. The class has been certified in a nationwide action filed against Snyder Communications, LP on behalf of long-distance telephone service sales associates who allege that the company failed to pay them commissions and bonuses, breaching their contracts and defrauding them since April 1997. Persons eligible to participate in the action should contact the class attorneys for more information.
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A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Professional Enterprises & Construction Corporation The action is brought on behalf of all current and former hourly employees of Professional Enterprises, who since June 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members. |
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