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A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court against Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. The case was originally filed in San Francisco Superior Court but has been moved to the federal court system at the request of the defendants. The case involves violations of federal labor law. A case management conference before the court has been scheduled for March 5, 2005. 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.

U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ruled that more than 11,000 former and current assistant managers who work at Starbucks around the country can join a lawsuit filed in Houston seeking unpaid overtime wages.

Federal law is often criticized as being overly complex, but that complexity only reflects the nature of our society. The class has been certified in an action filed against AXA Network, LLC, and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of America on behalf of all current, former, and retired Equitable agents who show (a) lost eligibility for benefits under any Equitable ERISA plan during any period on or after January 1, 1999, because of the application of the policy adopted by Equitable of using compliance with specified sales goals as the test of a "full time life insurance salesman" or (b) remain subject to losing such benefits in the future because of the potential application to them of that policy.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Sushi Takara, 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.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against DDS Restaurant Corporation, Inc, who operate as Bagel Twins. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since March 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.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against the Oakwood Center of the Palm Beaches, Inc. 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.