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Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin and protects employees who complain about such offenses from retaliation. A class action has been filed against petroleum company Sunoco, Inc. on behalf of current and former salaried non-union professional African American employees employed within the Philadelphia area at any time during the period from January 1, 1996, to the present, in violation of Title VII of the federal 1964 Civil Rights Act.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of South Carolina against the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The case involves violations of employment law relating to job discrimination. 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 Northern District Court of California against the City of Oakland. 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.

The court has ruled for the plaintiffs in a class action filed against the U.S. Attorney General and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services on behalf of thousands of individuals granted asylum in the United States between 1994 and 2002 who have yet to have their status changed to that of lawful permanent residents. The action alleged that the federal government failed in its obligation to issue appropriate employment authorization documents to asylees during that time. Persons eligible to take part in the action should contact the Bureau of Citizenship and Integration Services to learn how they may be provided the correct documentation.

California law prohibits employers from taking back sales commissions in many situations. The class has been certified in a California class action filed against web hosting company Verio, Inc., on behalf of commissioned inside telephone salespeople who allege that the company compels them to return commissions on failed accounts in violation of California unfair business practices and labor laws.

California labor law mandates that workers be given certain rest and meal breaks--your employer can't get around it by giving you too much work and then blaming you because you had no time. A class action has been filed against United Parcel Service, Inc. on behalf of former and current UPS drivers who allege that the company fails to provide meal and rest periods to drivers and wrongfully deducts amounts from their paychecks from February 1999 to the present in violation of California wage and hour laws.

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