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Federal law prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace. The parties have reached a $1.1 million settlement in an enforcement action filed against discount fare seller Cheap Tickets, Inc., on behalf of current and former female employees working at Cheap Tickets' Los Angeles call center between 2000 and the center's closing in September 2001. Eligible claimants should contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A class action has been filed against Cadillac Cleaners, Inc., a dry cleaner in Texas, and Steve Miller alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay their employees at time and one half their regular rates for hours worked in excess of forty (40) per week. The class members seek to recover unpaid overtime wages, as well as attorney’s fees and costs.

In 2000, Wal-Mart was named the "Sweatshop Retailer of the Year"--the plethora of labor actions filed against the company seems to verify the award. A class action has been filed against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and numerous janitorial services on behalf of immigrant workers who allege that the companies conspired to cheat them out of their wages and overtime pay in violation of the federal Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act.

As the result of an alleged continuous pattern of labor violations, another collective action has been filed in Florida against the School Board of Broward County, Florida. The action is brought on behalf of all former and current employees who have worked in excess of 40 hours a week, but who have not been paid overtime by the board. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay as well as statutory damages, liquidated damages and declaratory relief.

The parties have reached a tentative $538,000 settlement in a class action filed against clothier The Gap, Inc. on behalf of African-American employees who were employed at the Gap's Gallatin, Tennessee, campus between October 7, 1999, and September 12, 2003. The action alleged that they were discriminated against in violation of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act. Persons eligible to participate in the action should contact the class attorney for more information.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Starwood Hotels & Resorts, 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.