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A class action suit in Pennsylvania U.S. District Court alleges Lowe's Companies Inc. violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act by withholding overtime payments to employees. Lowe's, which is based in Mooresville, N.C., operates more than 1,000 stores in 48 states. Lowe's denies violating state or federal wage laws in court papers it filed in the case.

A nationwide class action has been filed against banking giant Bank One Corporation alleging that the company mismanaged its employees' 401k accounts. The action is brought under the federal ERISA statute on behalf of all Bank One employees who, between March 22, 2002, and the present, participated in the company's 401k retirement plan and whose investments in the plan included Bank One stock or mutual funds.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against A&J Food Court, 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 Northern District Court of California against Trendwest Resorts, Inc. 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.

Two collective actions have been filed in Alabama against the Birmingham City Board of Education on behalf of all former and current employees who have worked in excess of 40 hours a week, but who have not been paid overtime by the board. The actions are brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and are seeking back pay as damages.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against the Carlink Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees of Carlink who were not paid proper overtime wages for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must "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 claimants.

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