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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 has been filed on behalf of home health care workers employed by the Central State Community Services, Inc., a Tulsa based provider of home health services. The suit alleges that workers employed at Central State between 2001 and 2004 routinely worked more than 40 hours a week but were not paid overtime as required by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs seek an award of the unpaid overtime with interest, attorney’s fees and costs, as well as liquidated damages and equitable relief.

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of employees of Florida based exterminator Waters Pest Control. The suit alleges that the company routinely denied overtime pay to employees who had worked hours in excess of 40 per week. The workers are seeking back overtime pay and other damages.

The parties have reached a tentative $538,000 settlement in a class action filed against clothier The Gap, Inc. on behalf of African-American employees who were employed at the Gap's Gallatin, Tennessee, campus between October 7, 1999, and September 12, 2003. The action alleged that they were discriminated against in violation of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act. Persons eligible to participate in the action should contact the class attorney for more information.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Oklahoma against Oklahoma based Alderwoods Group, dba Resthaven Funeral Home aka Gaskill-Owen Funeral Chapel for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The lawsuit seeks to recover unpaid compensation in the form of wages, on-call time, commission sales, bonuses, attorney's fees and costs.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court against Florida based Oakland Park Inn. The case involves violations of federal labor law. 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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