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A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Middle District Court of Florida against Stewart Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation doing business in Hillsborough County, Florida as a provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services. The class alleges violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and seeks overtime compensation, liquidated damages, attorney's fees and costs.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Toby's Frozen Lemonade, Inc. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act 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. 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.

Federal civil rights laws prohibit discrimination based on gender, age, race, and national origin. An Illinois class action has been filed against furniture manufacturer Northern Harvest Furniture Company on behalf of current and former Latino employees of the company who allege that they were not paid the same amounts as their non-Latino counterparts, and that some workers were fired after complaining of the inequities.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against National Financial Systems, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former hourly employees of all Florida National Financial locations, who since May 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 collective action has been filed in South Carolina against the Berkeley County School District. The action is brought on behalf of all former and current employees who have worked in excess of 40 hours a week, but who have not been paid overtime by the school district. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay as damages.

When American citizens have problems overseas, it is normally a matter for diplomats, not the U.S. court system, but there are exceptions. A class action has been filed against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the General Organization of Social Insurance, an agency of that government, on behalf of American workers who allege that they are being denied benefits by the Saudi government that they were promised in payment for in-country construction and development of Saudi Arabia.