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Case ID: 3750 | Employment | 10/05/2004
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of administrative assistants employed by cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. and certain of its affiliate companies. The suit alleges that Estee Lauder failed to pay its administrative assistants actual and overtime pay for all hours worked, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit seeks actual and overtime pay, interest, and liquidated damages on behalf of the class.
The complaint alleges that Estee Lauder used a payroll system that required administrative assistants to call in and report their total hours worked each week. The complaint further alleges that Estee Lauder supervisors routinely directed the administrative assistants under their supervision to report no more than 35 hours per week, regardless of the actual number of hours worked. The administrative assistants who brought the action contend that administrative assistants at Estee Lauder routinely work more than 35 hours per week and sometimes work more than 40 hours per week. The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to keep accurate records of hours worked, to pay employees for all hours worked, and to pay overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Plaintiffs allege that Estee Lauder violated the FSA by requiring them to falsify their hours worked reports and depriving them of pay for any hours in excess of 35 per week. 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 class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Florida Auto Services of the Palm Beaches, Inc. 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. If money in a trust is not being used, it often reverts to the person who placed it in the trust. The parties have reached a final settlement apparently valued at $39 million in an action filed against The Boeing Company, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. on behalf of retired McDonnell Douglas Corporation employees, their surviving spouses, and widows and widowers of deceased McDonnell Douglas Corporation employees, who made or on whose behalf was made one or more contributions to the MDC Health Care Trust (also referred to as the VEBA Trust) from its inception through December 31, 1996. The action alleged that those contributions made through December 1996 were being held and not properly used, and sought a return of those funds to the contributors. Persons eligible to participate in this settlement should contact class counsel for more information. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Illinois against Fritz Landscape Company. 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 filed against the Northshore Mining Company of Silver Bay, Minnesota, by its female employees has been certified by the court. The case alleges that the company has been systematically discriminating against its female employees.
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Starwood Hotels & 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 collective action has been filed in Florida against WHB Parking Systems, Inc. who operate under the name, USA Parking System. The action is brought on behalf of all Florida employees of WHB who have not been paid proper minimum wage or who have had wages due to them withheld by the company. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective
action all potential claimants must "opt-in" in order to be a member of the class. The employees have requested that notice be sent to all potential claimants.
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