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When Pan American World Airways failed, its employees lost most of their pension benefits. A class action has been filed against the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on behalf of former Pan American World Airways employees who allege that their benefits were severely damaged when the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation took over after Pan Am folded. The action seeks unspecified damages to compensate the former employees for their lost benefits.

Employee stock option plans can be an effective investment if they are managed correctly. The class has been certified in an action filed against manufacturer Amsted Industries, Inc. on behalf of non-retired employee stock ownership plan participants who allege that the company's trustees and administrators violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by improperly reducing the benefits obtainable by participants. Eligible employees may contact the class attorneys for further information.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Xtreme Sport of Palm Beach, Inc. who does business as World Gym. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former hourly employees, classified as “managers”, employed by any Florida based World Gym, who since April 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 on behalf of employees of insurance carrier Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. The suit alleges that the catastrophic risk insurer routinely denied overtime pay to employees who had worked hours in excess of 40 per week. The workers are seeking back overtime pay and other damages.

A lawsuit was filed in New Orleans federal court against Decatur Hotels and Chief Executive F. Patrick Quinn III, claiming that the hotel company found a legal way to bring in workers from Latin America, and later exploited the workers in violation of U.S. Labor Law.

Though modeling is often seen as an easy job, the hours are grueling and jobs can be few and far between. A class action has been filed against numerous prominent New York modeling agencies on behalf of thousands of current and former models who worked for the agencies since June 1998, who allege that the agencies have violated state and federal antitrust laws by conspiring to fix their commissions.

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