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A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. 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 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.

A chemical company worker has filed a class-action lawsuit, arguing that he and thousands of fellow employees should be tested for brain tumors because of a cluster of deadly cases. The lawsuit alleges that Rohm and Haas failed to warn employees about potential toxins and carcinogens or train them in their proper handling.

Doctors are finding out that the system sometimes treats them as badly as it does patients. A class action has been filed against the Connecticut State Medical Society Independent Practice Association on behalf of Connecticut physicians who allege that the organization has been withholding 20% of the physician's pay since 1987, in violation of its contracts with them.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Mississippi against Levis Strauss & Co for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 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. Class members seek unpaid overtime, punitive damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

If your employment contract promises you commissions and productivity bonuses, your boss has no choice but to pay you if you fulfill your end of the bargain. The class has been certified in a nationwide action filed against Snyder Communications, LP on behalf of long-distance telephone service sales associates who allege that the company failed to pay them commissions and bonuses, breaching their contracts and defrauding them since April 1997. Persons eligible to participate in the action should contact the class attorneys for more information.