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A collective action, which covers all states but California, has been filed against temporary employment giant, Labor Ready, Inc. on behalf of all employees who were employed as "client service representatives" or "branch managers" and who, since October 21, 2000, were not paid overtime by Labor Ready. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay and liquidated damages from Labor Ready.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Recreation Foodservices Management, Inc. 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 statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against The Wachovia Corporation and Wachovia Mortgage Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since April 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 lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court against Pacificare of California. The case involves violations of Federal employee benefits 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.

Mayor Richard Daley's administration faces a new lawsuit filed by four retirees from Chicago's trade unions. The retired union workers are challenging a 2005 decision to deny them back pay as part of contract settlements. The federal lawsuit is seeking class-action status that could include more than 1,000 other retired workers.

Federal law calls employers who maintain retirement plans for their employees to act as trustworthy fiduciaries. A class action has been filed against Sears Roebuck & Company on behalf of participants in Sears’ 401(k) plan who allege that the company violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to disclose nonpublic information about its financial condition.

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