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A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against JAL Chemical Company, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all hourly employees of JAL who were not paid 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, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the case in order to be considered a member of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Celebrity Cheesecakes, LLC. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since April 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.

About 2,500 former and current Dollar General store managers have filed a joint lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging the company intentionally misclassified them as “executives” in order to avoid paying overtime.

A class action has been filed against New York City Health and Hospital Corporation for retaliation and violations of overtime laws. The complaint alleges that Marjorie Barnwell worked for Kings County Hospital, but was not paid for overtime and that the Hospital retaliated against her when she confronted them. Barnwell is suing for unpaid overtime compensation and retaliation.

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.

Is it right for a company to take out life insurance on its employees so that it can make a profit from its workers' death? A class action has been filed against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on behalf of widows of former New Hampshire Wal-Mart employees who allege that the company purchased life insurance policies on more than a thousand employees without their knowledge in violation of their right to privacy and in breach of the company's fiduciary duties to its employees.