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A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against American Coach Lines of Orlando, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees who have not been paid proper overtime compensation 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, liquidated damages and 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.

State and federal laws protect workers from exposure to harmful substances. A class action has been filed against Bechtel Corporation and related companies on behalf of workers and visitors who worked on tunnels at the U.S. Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain site, who allege that contractors and subcontractors knowingly exposed them to toxic dusts and gases from 1992 to 2003 and intentionally concealed the dangers.

401(k) accounts can be a great way to save and reduce your tax burden at the same time. A class action has been filed against Fujitsu America, Inc. and the Fujitsu Group 401(k) Plan on behalf of former employees of Fujitsu American subsidiaries who (1) were participants in the plan, (2) were laid off after more than three years of service, and (3) forfeited any portion of their account balances as a result of a January 2002 amendment that eliminated reduction-in-force vesting for employees of Fujitsu America subsidiaries.

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of administrative assistants employed by cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. and certain of its affiliate companies. The suit alleges that Estee Lauder failed to pay its administrative assistants actual and overtime pay for all hours worked, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit seeks actual and overtime pay, interest, and liquidated damages on behalf of the class.

African American employees who work as managers for the Sodexho Marriott corporation have brought a class action against the food service industry giant, alleging racial discrimination in the company's promotion process.

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.

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