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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.

State and federal laws protect workers from exposure to harmful substances. A class action has been filed against Bechtel Corporation and related companies on behalf of workers and visitors who worked on tunnels at the U.S. Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain site, who allege that contractors and subcontractors knowingly exposed them to toxic dusts and gases from 1992 to 2003 and intentionally concealed the dangers.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of New York against 3795 10th Avenue Parking Corporation. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 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 Florida against David Brown (DBA Royal Palm Property Maintenance). 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 collection action has been filed against the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration and several of its employees on behalf of all employees of the administration who were not paid overtime compensation or minimum wage or were wrongly terminated after complaining to the administration about these payment discrepancies. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking unpaid wages, statutory damages, and declaratory relief.

Employees of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation who came to the company as a result of Pilgrim's Pride's acquisition of Con-Agra's poultry division have filed a class action suit against the company. The workers claim that at the time that Pilgrim's Pride acquired the Con-Agra division, it promised the former Con-Agra employees that it had a compensation and bonus program similar to Con-Agra's and that the employees would not suffer any loss of compensation or bonus pay as a result of the acquisition. The plaintiffs claim that these statements were unfair and deceptive and that in fact they did suffer a loss of compensation and bonus opportunities.

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