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A statewide collective action has been filed in Texas against Pinkerton's, Inc. and its parent, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all Texas residents employed as security guards by Pinkerton's or Securitas who were not paid overtime compensation during their employment. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory damages and back pay as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must “opt-in” to be considered a member of the class. The guards have asked the court to issue notice to all potential claimants.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Oklahoma against S-Q Specialties, Inc., an Oklahoma based home health care company, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek unpaid compensation, attorney’s fees and costs of the litigation.

A national collective action has been filed in Georgia against retail giant, Sears, Roebuck & Company. The action is brought on behalf of all U.S. residents who are currently, or have been, employed by Sears as hourly workers and who have not been paid overtime compensation for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. 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 collective action, all potential claimants must voluntarily join the action by "opting-in" to the case. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Florida based lender Cash-2-U, 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.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Alabama against Lowes Companies, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all hourly and salaried employees of Lowes that have worked beyond 40 hours per week without proper overtime compensation. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, each potential claimant is required to "opt-in" in order to be considered a member of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Tarnow granted class action status to a lawsuit filed by Ford UAW retirees. The lawsuit seeks to approve the landmark health care deal that the union and automaker approved by a razor-thin margin late last year. Under the agreement, retired autoworkers would start paying monthly contributions, annual deductibles and co-payments for some medical services up to a maximum of $370 a year for individuals and $752 for a family. Currently these fees are not paid by employees.