DHL Express made a mass layoff in violation of the WARN Act, and failed to pay benefits due under the Act, workers say in Chicago Federal Court.
BP Corp. North America violated ERISA by converting its defined-benefit plan to a cash balance plan, workers say in a class action in Covington, Ky., Federal Court.
Class-action complaints alleging Labor Code violations have been filed against these defendants: Reliable Trucking, in Alameda County Court, Oakland; Eddie Bauer Inc., in Los Angeles Federal Court; Gladiator Inc. and Federal Covers & Textiles, in a single complaint in Raleigh, N.C., Federal Court; Liberty Eagle Plumbing & Heating, and NU Bright Shirts Corp., in Central Islip, N.Y., Federal Court; Crouse Health System and affiliates, in Syracuse, N.Y., Federal Court; the City of Fort Wayne, in Fort Wayne Federal Court; Ameri-Pride, in Tampa Federal Court; Ag-Mart, in a farmworkers' complaint in Fort Myers, Fla., Federal Court; also in Fort Myers Federal, Kellogg & Kimsey, Mitchell & Stark Construction, the AIDS Resource Council of Southwest Florida, and De Marco Tile; Pasha Entertainment Group, V. West Enterprises, and Coil Tubing Services, in Houston Federal Court; and Triple E Trucking, in Kern County Court, Bakersfield.
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