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A 2004 lawsuit that claimed three south Louisiana school systems failed to pay overtime to hundreds of employees may get a second chance at being granted class action status. Attorneys that filed the case originally missed the deadline for certifying the case as a class action and ignored demands to explain why.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Georgia against Medquist, Inc., a New Jersey based provider of electronic medical transcription, health information and document management services, alleging fraud, breach of contract, demand for accounting, unjust enrichment, negligence, negligent supervision, and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO). Class members seek compensatory damages, punitive damages and restitution.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Seaspecialties, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since January, 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.

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. The wage suit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court by four employees of the downtown Marriott Courtyard as a proposed class action on behalf of affected workers at all seven company-affiliated hotels in the city, including the San Francisco Marriott, the Stanford Court and the Ritz-Carlton.

A Collective Action has been filed in Texas against wireless telephone giant, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. The action, brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, is brought on behalf of all Texas residents employed by AT&T wireless who were not paid overtime wages for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The employees allege that AT&T Wireless engaged in intentional and deliberate acts of misconduct aimed at defrauding them of overtime pay. Employees are seeking statutory damages available under federal law as well as back pay and injunctive and declaratory relief.

On October 5, 2005, the parties reached a tenative settlement on claims for overtime compensation. My significant other works for Electronic Arts, and I'm what you might call a disgruntled spouse." So starts the blog entry of an unhappy wife. But the details are enough to make anyone wince: mandatory hours of 9 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week--that's right, a MANDATORY 90+ hour work week. With NO overtime, NO compensation time, and no additional sick or vacation leave. If that sounds illegal, guess what? It is. And publicity about the unfair working conditions at the game producer has now resulted in the filing of a class action lawsuit against the company.