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A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against All Restoration Services, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since February 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 Bicon, Inc. (DBA S&S National Waste). 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 state appeals court in San Jose, California reinstated a class-action lawsuit alleging that several paint manufacturers knowingly sold harmful lead-based paint products for decades. The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of cities, counties and school districts that claim they face millions of dollars in costs to remove lead-tainted paint and treat people harmed by exposure. The plaintiffs seek monetary compensation.

Retirement plans are often so confusing that it seems like you need to be an accountant to understand them. On July 31, 2003, the trial court ruled in favor of the employees in a class action against IBM Corporation and the IBM Pension Plan on behalf of certain employees who allege that the company's changeover from a traditional retirement plan to a newer cash balance plan has cheated them out of part of their retirement. Benefits will not be available to class members until all possible appeals have been exausted.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Discount Auto Parts, 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.

Store “managers” aren’t always really exempt from overtime, as numerous national class actions are demonstrating. The class has been certified in a nationwide action filed against discount store operator Dollar General Stores, Ltd. on behalf of all current and former Dollar General Store managers who worked at any time since March 14, 1999, who "regularly" worked more than 50 hours per week and either (1) "customarily" supervised less than two employees at one time; (2) lacked authority to hire or discharge store employees without approval of an area manager; or (3) "sometimes" worked in non-managerial positions at Dollar General stores other than the one that they managed. 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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