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A collective action has been filed in South Carolina against the Aiken County Public Schools. 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 Aiken County. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay as damages.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida against Louis v. J & L Construction, Inc. The case involves violations of employment law pertaining to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 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 class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Oklahoma against Dungarvin Oklahoma, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 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. Class members seek unpaid overtime compensation, prejudgment interest, damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of New York against Bellsouth Long Distance, 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.

Wal-Mart faces yet another lawsuit filed by employees, this time lawyers claim that retail giant Wal-Mart has broken Massachusetts law more than 1 (m) million times by shortchanging workers.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Indiana against auto parts giant, GPC Napa Auto Parts. The action is brought on behalf of all Indiana Napa managers and assistant managers who were not paid overtime by the company for hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, liquidated and statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must "opt-in" to the action to be considered part of the class. The managers have requested notice be sent to potential claimants.