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The parties have reached a tentative $7.2 million settlement in an action filed against the Washington Department of Corrections on behalf of state corrections officers who alleged that they should have been paid for "pass-down" periods at the beginning and end of their shifts dating back to 2000. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys for the class for more information.

A nationwide class action has been filed in Ohio against supermarket giant, The Kroger Company. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees of Kroger whose health insurance was either reduced or cancelled while on medical leave or who were not reinstated to their previous position once they returned from medical leave. The action is brought under the federal Family Medical Leave Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

A combination collective/class action has been filed in New York against retail giant, Target Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all target employees who, since January 1998, have not been paid proper wages and proper overtime wages. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as New York labor law and seeks back pay, statutory damages, liquidated damages and injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all potential claimants must voluntarily join the action by "opting in". The employees have requested that the court issue notice as quickly as possible to all potential claimants.

On October 5, 2005, the parties reached a tenative settlement on claims for overtime compensation. My significant other works for Electronic Arts, and I'm what you might call a disgruntled spouse." So starts the blog entry of an unhappy wife. But the details are enough to make anyone wince: mandatory hours of 9 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week--that's right, a MANDATORY 90+ hour work week. With NO overtime, NO compensation time, and no additional sick or vacation leave. If that sounds illegal, guess what? It is. And publicity about the unfair working conditions at the game producer has now resulted in the filing of a class action lawsuit against the company.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Texas against Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek unpaid wages, attorney's fees and costs.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Oklahoma against Oklahoma based Alderwoods Group, dba Resthaven Funeral Home aka Gaskill-Owen Funeral Chapel for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The lawsuit seeks to recover unpaid compensation in the form of wages, on-call time, commission sales, bonuses, attorney's fees and costs.