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The federal Fair Standards Labor Act and similar state labor laws require that most hourly employees be paid overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours in a normal workweek. Two related class actions have been filed against home improvement center operator Lowe's Companies, Inc., and certain of the company's subsidiaries on behalf of current and former employees who allege that the companies did not properly calculate their overtime pay, in violation of state and federal labor laws. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Baxter International, Inc. The case involves violations of ERISA 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.

A national class action filed against health and beauty company Avon Products, Inc., on behalf of independent sales representatives, has been revived by an appellate court after being dismissed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that Avon artificially boosted its financial performance by "channel stuffing " -- forcing independent sales representatives to pay for unordered products even after the shipments are returned to Avon, in violation of California unfair competition and business practices laws.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the largest poultry producer alleging managers at its Russellville processing plant knowingly hired illegal workers.

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.

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