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A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of Illinois against CPK Lawn Maintenance, Inc. The case involves violations of employment 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.

Forty-four former information systems (IS) employees today filed a class action age discrimination lawsuit against Best Buy Company, Inc., in Federal District Court. The suit alleges that the consumer electronics retail giant unlawfully terminated the employment of the plaintiffs and other older IS employees based on their ages, in violation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. The suit seeks monetary damages and other relief on behalf of the older workers.

A collective action has been filed in Louisiana against the Plaquemines Parish School Board. The action is brought 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 Plaquemines Parish. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay, statutory and liquidated damages. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered eligible claimants. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

On October 7, 2003, the court rejected the parties' proposed settlement of a class action against Mueller Refrigeration Products Company of Hartsville, Tennessee, on behalf of African-Americans who applied for employment with Mueller at any time since October 25, 1998, and were not hired. The court held a fairness hearing on July 31 but did not announce its decision until October 7.

A class action has been filed against Costco Wholesale Corporation on behalf of all current and former female Costco employees who have been passed over for promotions in favor of less-qualified men because of the company's alleged policies and practices of gender discrimination. The action alleges that the discrimination violates Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, and California labor laws.

The complaint alleges that security officers employed by the Florida company were routinely denied overtime pay regardless of how many hours they were required to work. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay employees overtime of time and one-half the normal rate for all hours in excess of 40 in a single workweek.