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Case ID: 3230 | Employment | 03/11/2004
A class action has been filed against business consulting service International Profit Associates, Inc. on behalf of current and former female employees who allege that they were her arrest sexually on the job in violation of federal civil rights laws. The action seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Sworn depositions already collected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) suggest that the harassing behavior came from the highest executives within the company, including IPA founder and chief executive officer John Burgess. The depositions allege physical and verbal harassment, sexually explicit comments, groping, and demands for sex in exchange for job benefits and cash. Named plaintiff Marion G. Townson alleges that Burgess changed her compensation from salary to straight commission after she refused to go out on a date with him, effectively reducing her compensation to zero. She alleges that this and other occurrences worked together to constitute a pattern and practice of sexual and sex-based harassment. She also alleges that her employment was conditioned on her responses to requests for sex. 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 national collective action has been filed in Florida against retail video and computer game giant, Electronics Boutique of America, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since March 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. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Ross Stores, Inc. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. 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 class action lawsuit has been filed in the Middle District Court of Florida against Global Executive Mortgage, Inc., a Florida-based mortgage company, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Class members seek unpaid minimum wages, overtime compensation, damages, attorneys' fees and costs of the litigation. A class action has been filed against Elli's Associates for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Minimum Wage Act, specifically for the failure to pay overtime to its employees. The class seeks their unpaid regular wages, unpaid overtime compensation, an additional 25 percent as liquidated damages, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of the action. Federal civil rights law has as its goal equalization of the employment playing field so that all people have a fair chance at advancement. The parties have reached a tentative $1.9+ million settlement in an action filed against Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. on behalf of all current and former female management and non-management associates of the company who worked at any time between June 10, 1999, and August 22, 2003, in Kash n' Karry's retail operations and completed their 90-day probationary period on or before August 22, 2003. Claims must be postmarked no later than November 21, 2003, to be considered valid.
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Illinois against Frank Zanotti Title Company, 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. |
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