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The parties have reached a $4.8+ million settlement in a class action against baking companies Interstate Brands Corporation and Continental Baking Company on behalf of all current and former employees of either company who were employed in route sales positions and were not eligible to receive overtime pay regardless of hours worked, at any time between November 21, 1993, and April 30, 2003. Persons eligible to take part in this settlement should contact the attorneys for the class as soon as possible.

Henry Ford Hospital agreed to settle two class action lawsuits filed by seven employees who alleged employment discrimination against African-Americans dating from 1998. Henry Ford Hospital agreed to pay about $1.1 million to class representatives and “eligible members of the class.” Members of the class include hospital employees employed between July 10, 1998, and Dec. 31, 2002, and who are not named plaintiffs. They will receive $350 each. An additional $1 million will fund a series of career-development, mentoring and diversity-training programs at the hospital.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Joysi Group, Inc. and subsidiary, Vijay Group, Inc. Joysi and Vijay operate convenience stores in South Florida, in particular the "Joysi Food Market" and "S&G Market". The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees who, since December 31, 2000, were deprived of proper overtime pay by Joysi and Vijay. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, statutory damages, liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must voluntarily "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.

Some states have labor laws that grant more protections to its citizens than federal law does. A class action has been filed against telemarketing giant ICT Group on behalf of all current and former hourly employees of the company's calling centers in West Virginia alleging that the company had violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act with respect to certain of the company's pay practices.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against General Fiber Communications, Inc. The case involves violations of federal labor law, specifically the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which governs employer handling of pension and benefit plans. 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 statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Flood Zone Correction, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since April 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.

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