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A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of employees of plant grower Hamlin Nursery & Company. The suit alleges that the nursery routinely denied overtime pay to employees who had worked hours in excess of 40 per week, and required them to put in hours "off the clock". The workers are seeking back overtime pay and other damages.

Some of the species in Prince William Sound have not fully recovered to this day. The court has ruled that Exxon Mobil Corporation must pay nearly $7 billion in damages to the fishermen and communities affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The ruling, which ends the lawsuit's third trip through the federal trial court, eventually could mean millions of dollars for Washington fishermen who worked in the waters of Prince William Sound and near Kodiak, Alaska. The money will not be distributed until all possible appeals have been exhausted.

A class action has been filed against Morgan Stanley Company, Incorporated, a global financial services company providing services on institutional securities, investment management, credit services and institutional securities, for allegedly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by misclassifying employees as exempt and denying them overtime compensation, holding overtime compensation monies, and wrongfully deducting from the commissions of brokers. The current plaintiff is seeking to subdivide the class into four subclasses, expects the number of class members to total between 100 and 300 and seeks compensatory damages and restitution of all wages withheld.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against A Native Tree Service, Inc. 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 Texas against Diversicare Management Services Company. 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 Northern District Court of Georgia against Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members seek back pay, front pay, liquidated damages, interest, and attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.