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An FTC administrative proceeding has been filed against the Internet Marketing Group, Inc., and affiliated businesses OneSetPrice, Inc., RPM Marketing Group, Inc., National Events Coordinators, Inc.; First Choice Terminal, Inc.; First Choice Terminal, Inc.; and B & C Ventures, Inc., on behalf of consumers who bought into multipurpose public access Internet terminal and telephone calling card business ventures since August 2001. The action accuses the defendants of making false and unsubstantiated earnings claims, and misrepresenting their cancellation and refund policies, in violation of the FTC's Franchise Rule and Telemarketing Sales Rule.

Reduction and even elimination of health care benefits is a growing source of controversy between U.S. corporations and their retirees. Two related class actions have been filed against Rexam, Inc.--the current owner of the American National Can Company--and the Rexam Retired Employees Group Insurance Plan on behalf of employees who retired from National Can and who now allege that Rexam has violated the federal Labor Management Relations Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by unilaterally reducing retiree medical benefits.

A national collective/class action has been filed in New York against The Eastman Kodak Company. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former technical support specialists or engineers, customer or technical support staff or repair and/or service staff from all Kodak operations, who since May 1998, 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 as well as New York and other state labor laws and seeks back pay, statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action under federal law, 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. The state law claims are brought as standard class action claims with no requirement to "opt-in".

Kentucky Attorneys representing hourly employees at Wal-Mart stores in Kentucky have asked a judge to grant class-action status to their lawsuit alleging the retail giant didn't allow them break periods and didn't pay them for work they performed while off the clock.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Landmark Credit Services, 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.

Wal-Mart faces yet another lawsuit filed by employees, this time lawyers claim that retail giant Wal-Mart has broken Massachusetts law more than 1 (m) million times by shortchanging workers.

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