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A national collective action has been filed in Florida against the Eckerd Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all past and present employees of Eckerd who are or were employed, since July 30, 2000, as photo lab managers and who were not paid overtime. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back-pay, liquidated damages and injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, potential claimants must "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The managers have requested that the court give notice to all potential claimants in this matter.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Fisher Island Club, 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.

California's labor laws are more protective of its workers than most states'. The class has been certified in a California class action filed against business products service company IKON Office Solutions, Inc., on behalf of commissioned salespersons who allege that the company compels them to return commissions on failed accounts in violation of California unfair business practices and labor laws.

State and federal laws protect persons from discrimination based on their race, color, ethnicity, and gender. The parties have reached a $36.5 million settlement in a class action filed against United Airlines, Inc. on behalf of female flight attendants, who allege that companies use of different weight policies from male and female flight attendants between 1989 and 1994 constituted illegal sex discrimination under federal and state law. Claim forms must be postmarked by March 15, 2004, to be considered valid.

A purported class action lawsuit had been filed in the Northern District Court of Indiana against Indiana based retailer Homier Distributing Company, Inc., DBA Homier Mobile Merchants, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members sought unpaid overtime compensation, costs and attorney’s fees.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against 2800 Davie Road, 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.

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