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A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of New Jersey against the City of Somers Point. 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 class action has been filed against Costco Wholesale Corporation on behalf of all current and former female Costco employees who have been passed over for promotions in favor of less-qualified men because of the company's alleged policies and practices of gender discrimination. The action alleges that the discrimination violates Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, and California labor laws.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Eastern District Court of New York against Diego Construction, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek unpaid overtime compensation, costs and attorney’s fees.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Hillsborough County. The action is brought on behalf of all current and past county employees, most of which were employed by the county as engineers, who were not paid overtime compensation by the county. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, statutory damages and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must "opt-in" to the case in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Texas against Eyelane, Inc., a Texas optometrist for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek unpaid compensation, attorney's fees, costs and interest.

Low wage laundry workers in San Leandro, California won a landmark lawsuit on September 23, 2005 when an Alameda County judge upheld their living wage claim against uniform giant, Cintas Corporation. The decision was the first class action living wage case decided by a U.S. court. It requires Cintas, the uniform rental giant, to pay more than $1 million in interest and back wages to 219 workers who washed and sorted uniforms, towels and mats between 1999 and 2003 at the Cincinnati-based company's San Leandro and Union City plants.

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