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In 2004, nine african-american Water Services employees sued Metro alleging racially disparate pay, promotion, job assignments, supervision, discipline and accommodations. The lawsuit alleges former Water Services human resources manager Robin Brown, contributed to the problem by not being receptive to the employees’ concerns. Brown is now human resources manager at Metro’s Department of Human Resources. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a group of Metro Water Services employees who sued the department for racial discrimination to proceed as a class action.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Fresh Cut Lawn Service, Inc.. 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 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 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 class action filed against the Northshore Mining Company of Silver Bay, Minnesota, by its female employees has been certified by the court. The case alleges that the company has been systematically discriminating against its female employees.

The federal Fair Standards Labor Act requires that most hourly employees be paid overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours in a normal workweek. A nationwide class action has been filed against Bank One, N.A., on behalf of all non-supervisory Group Bankers employed by Bank One since September 29, 2000, who allege that the company has not paid them overtime for hours they work in excess of their normal 40 hour workweek, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.

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