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A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Northwest Airlines. The case involves allegations of employment discrimination. 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 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against newspaper conglomerate Village Voice Media Inc. 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.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of New York against ETS Staffing for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 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. Class members seek an injunction to have the company stop its pay practices, unpaid wages, other damages, attorney’s fees and costs of the litigation.

United States federal law is very specific about overtime pay, which is calculated at the regular hourly rate plus an additional 50%. If you work more than 40 hours per week, you may be entitled to overtime pay. Allegations of overtime pay abuse have been brought against such companies as Home Depot, Lowes, RadioShack, Best Buy, Circuit City, Target, Walgreens, Sams Club and Starbucks, to name a few.

State and federal laws protect persons from discrimination based on their race, color, ethnicity, and gender. The parties have reached a tentative $700,000 settlement in an action filed against the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, on behalf of women and racial minorities who are current of former employees of the Division, or who applied or were deterred from applying for jobs between January 1, 1989, and March 31, 2003. Eligible persons should contact the class attorneys for more information as soon as possible.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of Massachusetts against American Music Group, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek to recover unpaid minimum wages, overtime compensation, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees and costs.