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Store “managers” aren’t always really exempt from overtime, as numerous national class actions are demonstrating. The class has been certified in a nationwide action filed against discount store operator Dollar General Stores, Ltd. on behalf of all current and former Dollar General Store managers who worked at any time since March 14, 1999, who "regularly" worked more than 50 hours per week and either (1) "customarily" supervised less than two employees at one time; (2) lacked authority to hire or discharge store employees without approval of an area manager; or (3) "sometimes" worked in non-managerial positions at Dollar General stores other than the one that they managed. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.

The parties have reached a tentative $60 million settlement in an action filed against the government of Guam on behalf of low-income workers who alleged that the local government failed to correctly credit their taxes. Persons eligible to take part in the action should contact the attorneys for the class or more information.

A collective action has been filed in South Carolina against the Spartanburg School District Number Seven. 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 the school district. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay as damages.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Republic Services of Florida, LP. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since February 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 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.

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.

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