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A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Texas against Diversicare Management Services Company. 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.

Federal civil rights laws prohibit discrimination based on gender, age, race, and national origin. An Illinois class action has been filed against furniture manufacturer Northern Harvest Furniture Company on behalf of current and former Latino employees of the company who allege that they were not paid the same amounts as their non-Latino counterparts, and that some workers were fired after complaining of the inequities.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Middle District Court of Florida against Win-Dar Construction Company Inc. 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 compensation, damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Laird Plastics, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees of Laird who have not been compensated in accordance to federal law for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must voluntarily "opt-in" to the case in order to be considered a member of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

A class action has been filed in Texas against petro-chemical giant Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP on behalf of all past and present female managers--apparently nationally--of the company who have experienced discrimination based on their sex. The managers claim that Chevron has systematically discriminated against them, violating both federal and Texas civil rights laws. The managers are seeking compensatory damages, back and front pay, injunctive relief and liquidated damages.

Federal law prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace. A class action has been filed against business consulting service International Profit Associates, Inc. on behalf of current and former female employees who allege that they were her arrest sexually on the job in violation of federal civil rights laws.