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The parties have reached a tentative $16+ million settlement in a class action filed against New York Life insurance Company on behalf of current and former agents who contracted with New York Life before January 1, 1991. The action alleges that New York Life violated the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by paying its “Non-Qualified Benefit” only a select group of established agents known as "Senior Nylics." Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact attorneys for the class as soon as possible.

A group of 20 current and former employees have filed a $50 million class action lawsuit against Whirlpool Corporation, alleging racial discrimination at the company's LaVergne facility. The suit, which was filed on behalf of black and white employees, alleges Whirlpool management perpetuated a hostile work environment, which included racial jokes and slurs and racist graffiti.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Kilowatt Electric Company. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former laborers, who since May 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 statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against ARPM, Inc. and H&R Concepts, LLC. 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 Alanis, 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.

"Headhunters"--job recruiters--recruit aggressively from colleges on the East Coast. On August 1, 2003, the court granted final approval to the parties' $1.8 million settlement in an action filed against accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of recent college graduates who alleged they were recruited to work for the company with promises of signing bonuses that they never received, and were never even hired, defrauding them and violating the contracts they had made with the company in good faith. Persons who think they are eligible to take part in this settlement should contact the attorneys that represent the graduates as soon as possible.

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