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A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court against Florida based Oakland Park Inn. The case involves violations of federal labor 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.

A class action has been filed against Wal-Mart for alleged abuses including abuses for off-the-clock work for which employees were never paid, missed meal and rest breaks, and altered time records. The class has a potential for 40,000 members and consists of all current and former hourly employees of Wal-Mart's 35 stores in Washington State from 1995 to present. The class seeks damages, restitution, and injunctive relief.

A class-action lawsuit that alleges travelers and employees at Denver International Airport have been exposed to extensive mold and fungi contamination can proceed to trial, ruled the Colorado Court of Appeals. The city of Denver, which operates the airport, had sought dismissal of the lawsuit, claiming that it was protected by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. After Denver District Judge John McMullen refused to dismiss the suit, the city took the case to the Court of Appeals asking McMullen's decision be overturned.

Company retirement plans can be a great investment, but diversification gives the greatest security. The class has been certified in a class action filed against the New York Life Insurance Company Pension Plan and related entities on behalf of current and former participants and beneficiaries of the NYL Employee and Agent Pension and 401(k) Plans, who allege that plans’ administrators used the Plans to breached their fiduciary duties in violation of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when they deliberately misinvested funds and caused losses to the plans.

California law makes it illegal for companies to take away, or "charge back" an employee's commissions in certain circumstances. A class action has been filed against Airtouch Cellular of California, Verizon Wireless Services, LLC, and Cellco Partnership on behalf of current and former Verizon sales employees who have worked in a California-based telemarketing center or retail outlet, alleging that the company compels them to return commissions on failed wireless subscriptions and also fails to calculate overtime pay properly, in violation of California unfair business practices and labor laws.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court against Northwest Airlines. The case involves allegations of employment discrimination. 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.

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