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A class action has been filed against American Family Mutual Insurance Company, (AmFam) an insurance company that sells automobile insurance and employs more than 8,100 employees nationwide, for improperly classifying employees and failing to pay overtime compensation in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The class members seek compensatory damages, attorney’s fees and costs.

A class action lawsuit was filed against the Supercuts hair salon chain and some of its Chicago franchises. The lawsuit was filed by Chicago-Area former workers, who claim the only language they were allowed to speak was English.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of New York against Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., a Louisiana based nuclear company, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek unpaid wages, overtime, costs and attorney's fees.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Tennessee against Norman Y. Mineta, the Secretary of the US Dept. of Transportation. The case involves violations of employment law regarding age discrimination. 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 collective action has been filed in Indiana against U.S. Security Associates, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all Indiana residents who worked as security guards for U.S. Security and who were denied proper overtime compensation. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as Indiana state labor and contract law and seeks back pay, statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all claimants that wish to join the action must voluntarily "opt-in" to the action. The guards have asked the court to notify all potential claimants.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Seaspecialties, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since January, 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.