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A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Fresh Cut Lawn Service, 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.

Marriott Corporation was hit by employee lawsuits on two fronts, accused of violating San Francisco's minimum-wage ordinance and of discriminating against older sales managers who failed to fit the company's purported goal of a younger, hipper image. The wage suit was filed in San Francisco Superior Court by four employees of the downtown Marriott Courtyard as a proposed class action on behalf of affected workers at all seven company-affiliated hotels in the city, including the San Francisco Marriott, the Stanford Court and the Ritz-Carlton.

The federal Fair Standards Labor Act requires that most hourly employees be paid overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours in a normal workweek. A nationwide class action has been filed against drugstore chain operator CVS RX Services, Inc., on behalf of current and former pharmacist employees who allege that the company has not paid them overtime for hours they work in excess of their normal 40-hour workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.

The decision to reduce the number of federal airport security screeners has been an issue of great controversy. A class action has been filed against James M. Loy, in his capacity as administrator of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, on behalf of older employees and union activists who allege that the administration is ignoring veterans' preference in its reduction-in-force decisions in violation of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

A chemical company worker has filed a class-action lawsuit, arguing that he and thousands of fellow employees should be tested for brain tumors because of a cluster of deadly cases. The lawsuit alleges that Rohm and Haas failed to warn employees about potential toxins and carcinogens or train them in their proper handling.

Just because you are classified as a managerial worker does not mean that you might not qualify for overtime pay. The parties have reached a tentative $3.5 million settlement in an action filed against Borders, Inc. (apparently the proper defendant should have been the Borders Group, Inc.) on behalf of assistant managers who worked in California Borders Bookstores between April 10, 1996, and March 18, 2001. Eligible persons should contact the class attorneys for more information.

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