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Case ID: 2943 | Employment | 07/27/2004
A class action has been filed against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and numerous janitorial services on behalf of immigrant workers who allege that the companies conspired to cheat them out of their wages and overtime pay in violation of the federal Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The action seeks unspecified compensatory and triple punitive damages.
The action proposes to represent thousands of workers who washed and waxed floors nightly in Wal-Mart stores. Cleaners at hundreds of stores allegedly earned only $325 to $500 for working seven nights a week, usually for 56 hours or more each week. The action was filed 18 days after federal agents raided 60 Wal-Mart stores in 21 states to round up 250 janitors characterized as illegal immigrants. In early November 2003, executives at Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, acknowledged that federal prosecutors had sent a target letter saying the company faced a grand jury investigation over the immigrants. The action alleges that Wal-Mart and its janitorial contractors failed to make required workers' compensation and Social Security payments and failed to withhold federal payroll taxes. The companies are also accused of mail fraud, wire fraud, bringing in and harboring illegal immigrants and engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity to prevent officials from enforcing wage and immigration laws. Named plaintiff Maximino Méndez, 19, a Mexican native who worked in a Wal-Mart in Old Bridge, New Jersey, alleges that he worked every night for eight months, earning $325 for 60-hour weeks and never received time and a half for overtime. He faces deportation after being arrested on October 23, 2003. In naming "Wal-Mart Corporation" as a defendant, the action apparently means Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 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 A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Recreation Foodservices Management, Inc. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available. A collective action has been filed in Louisiana against the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. The action is brought on behalf of all former and current employees who have worked in excess of 40 hours a week, but who have not been paid overtime by East Baton Rouge. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay, statutory and liquidated damages. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered eligible claimants. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants. A national collective action has been filed in Minnesota against financial giant, Bank of America. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former Bank of America loan officers who 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 compensatory, 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. Marriott Corporation was hit by employee lawsuits on two fronts, accused of violating San Francisco's minimum-wage ordinance and of discriminating against older sales managers who failed to fit the company's purported goal of a younger, hipper image.
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