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Laborers employed by Terminix International Company have filed a class action lawsuit against the nationwide extermination service and its parent company, Servicemaster. The lawsuit claims that the defendants require employees to work hours in excess of 40 per week without receiving overtime. The complaint alleges that this denial of overtime violates the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs seek an award of the unpaid overtime together with interest, costs and other damages.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern District Court of California against Trendwest Resorts, 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 lawsuit has been filed against discount retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on behalf of persons of African American descent who applied and were rejected for truck driving positions based out of Wal-Mart distribution centers in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama and Kentucky. The action also seeks to represent persons of African American descent who would have applied for driving positions, but were deterred from doing so by their perception that Wal-Mart was biased against applicants of African American descent. The action seeks to enjoin Wal-Mart from continuing the alleged discriminatory practices and seeks financial damages for the rejected job applicants.

Morgan Stanley settled a gender bias class-action lawsuit for $46 million. The suit was brought against the Wall Street firm by eight former and current employees who charged that Morgan Stanley deprived them of the trainings, pay raises, and opportunities for promotion that were available to male employees.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Indiana against auto parts giant, GPC Napa Auto Parts. The action is brought on behalf of all Indiana Napa managers and assistant managers who were not paid overtime by the company for hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, liquidated and statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must "opt-in" to the action to be considered part of the class. The managers have requested notice be sent to potential claimants.

Two former South Sound Les Schwab employees have filed a class action lawsuit against the tire company, saying the company denied them promotions, training and other employment opportunities because they are women.

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