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Federal law is often criticized as being overly complex, but that complexity only reflects the nature of our society. The class has been certified in an action filed against AXA Network, LLC, and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of America on behalf of all current, former, and retired Equitable agents who show (a) lost eligibility for benefits under any Equitable ERISA plan during any period on or after January 1, 1999, because of the application of the policy adopted by Equitable of using compliance with specified sales goals as the test of a "full time life insurance salesman" or (b) remain subject to losing such benefits in the future because of the potential application to them of that policy.

Current and former Caribou Coffee employees alleges Caribou misclassified its store managers and managers-in-training under the Minnesota and federal Fair Labor Standards Acts to avoid paying them overtime. The class action lawsuit that was filed claims three former Caribou Coffee managers from Minnesota routinely worked 55 hours a week as store managers but spent most of their time performing nonmanagerial duties including waiting on customers, making coffee drinks and cleaning store bathrooms.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Quality Consulting, LLC (DBA Cross Pointe Care Center. 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 national class action has been filed in North Carolina against home improvement giant, Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all Caucasian and male managerial employees who have allegedly been passed over, discriminated against and or punished by Lowe’s, since December 16, 2000, on the grounds of their race or gender. The action is brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and seeks compensatory, statutory and punitive damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief.

What do you do if the pension fund that your hopes are pinned on can't pay your benefits? A class action has been filed against trucking and air freight conglomerate CNF, Inc., and its actuarial firm, Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc., on behalf of former employees who allege that the companies caused the pension plan for Consolidated Freightways Company, Inc., a CNF subsidiary that CNF later spun off, to become under-funded, costing retirees millions of dollars in lost pension benefits in violation of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Texas against Nestle Waters North American, Inc. on behalf of all delivery drivers who have worked for the company in Texas and have not been paid overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 a week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks liquidated damages and back pay for the drivers.

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