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A legal action has been filed against Alcoa, Inc. in U.S. District Court in Florida to recover unpaid overtime wages allegedly owed the company's property managers in Broward County, Florida.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court against Accenture, LLP. The case involves violations of federal ERISA 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.

A national class action has been filed in North Carolina against home improvement giant, Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all Caucasian and male managerial employees who have allegedly been passed over, discriminated against and or punished by Lowe’s, since December 16, 2000, on the grounds of their race or gender. The action is brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and seeks compensatory, statutory and punitive damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief.

Norma Jean Williams, a former employee of a Salt Lake City Wal-Mart, filed a class-action lawsuit against the world's largest retailer, claiming that the employer altered records to cheat its employees. Williams is the only named plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for Utah. The lawsuit is one of many cases that allege evidence about Wal-Mart's non-payment of wages and forcing workers to work off the clock.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against A Native Tree Service, 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.

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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