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Texas law dictates that police officers get the same amount of vacation time as other public employees. The court has approved the parties' $90,000 settlement in a class action filed against the city of Fort Worth, Texas, on behalf of current and former police officers employed by the city between November 10, 1996, and November 10, 2000. Eligible officers should contact class counsel for information on how to take part in the settlement.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against U.S. Pool Acquisition Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since March 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.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Middle District Court of Tennessee against Jerry D. Wethington. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act 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. 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 Southern District Court of Florida against Thumbelina Learning Center Corporation. 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.

The class has been certified in a lawsuit filed against Zirkle Fruit Company and Selective Employment Agency, Inc., on behalf of legal immigrants who have worked as packing house and orchard laborers for ZIrkle. The action alleges that the companies violated the federal Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations Act by conspiring to hire illegal immigrants who would work at below-prevailing wage standards, in order to force wages down.

Federal law protects workers from unexpected job losses due to unexpected layoffs. A $1.27 million judgment has been entered against the Chicago Housing Authority in favor of police officers, security officers, and employees in the authority's police department, which was closed in October 1999 without giving 60 days' notice to workers, as is required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), thereby violating the act.

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