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The parties have reached a tentative $7.2 million settlement in an action filed against the Washington Department of Corrections on behalf of state corrections officers who alleged that they should have been paid for "pass-down" periods at the beginning and end of their shifts dating back to 2000. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys for the class for more information.

Retirement plans are often so confusing that it seems like you need to be an accountant to understand them. On July 31, 2003, the trial court ruled in favor of the employees in a class action against IBM Corporation and the IBM Pension Plan on behalf of certain employees who allege that the company's changeover from a traditional retirement plan to a newer cash balance plan has cheated them out of part of their retirement. Benefits will not be available to class members until all possible appeals have been exausted.

Walgreens is accused of racial discrimation and segregation against african american employees nationwide, according to a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Illinois.

When a corporate worker loses his or her savings because of executive decisions, the company may have to pay. The class has been certified in an action filed against Computer Associates International, Inc. and Computer Management Sciences, Inc. on behalf of participants in Computer Management Sciences' employee stock ownership plan who allege that Computer Associates' trustees and administrators violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to diversify the assets in Computer Management's employee stock ownership plans.

A class action has been filed against the United States Postal Service on behalf of employees who allege that the Service systematically and purposefully altered their electronic timeslips to avoid paying them overtime, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and the Privacy Act of 1974. The action seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.

According to a recently filed class action, Wal-Mart essentially steals from its employees. In the suit, three former employees at the South Charleston store seek to represent every employee Wal-Mart has cheated in West Virginia since 1989.

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