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A nationwide collective action has been filed in Florida against Global Wireless Solutions, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former data collection engineers, 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 engineers have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members.

Kahn Gauthier Swick is investigating possible legal actions on behalf of persons harmed by exposure to asbestos. It is estimated that half a million legal actions have been filed to recover for injuries and deaths resulting from asbestos.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of California against Trendwest Resorts, 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 class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Texas against Smart Cars of Houston, 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.

Verizon Communications will pay almost $49 million to 12,326 past and present women employees as part of a settlement of a government suit claiming the company discriminated against pregnant women. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached the settlement in 2002 after accusing Verizon's predecessors, Nynex Corp. and Bell Atlantic, of denying expectant mothers full pension benefits.

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

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