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The class has been certified in a class action filed against Ameritech Corporation on behalf of retired employees who received a lump-sum distribution of benefits after the company amended its pension plan to adopt actuarial assumptions called for by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The plaintiffs alleged that a benefits reduction that was forced on them was in violation of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s anti-cutback rule. Persons eligible to take part in the action should contact attorneys for the class.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Southpoint Condominium Association, 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.

Sprint Nextel Corp. will spend at least $29 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with more than 88,800 current and former employees who claimed the company irresponsibly invested too heavily in its stock as part of employees' retirement plans.

A collective action has been filed in Louisiana against the Plaquemines Parish School Board. 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 Plaquemines Parish. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay, statutory and liquidated damages. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered eligible claimants. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Paradise Entertainment Corporation. 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.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Fire of Brazil III. The case involves violations of federal labor law. 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.

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