A Florida resident has filed a lawsuit seeking class action status regarding taxes AT&T has been imposing on its customers for accessing the internet through Blackberries, etc. The plaintiff is arguing that federal law prohibits states and local governments from taxing people for this type of usage. Other similar lawsuits are being filed around the country. AT&T has been billing over 9 percent monthly state for state taxes.
More large class actions are being filed and settled at the end of 2009. Amazon was sued in Seattle for improperly calculating hours worked by over 20,000 warehouse workers. The complaint alleges that Amazon rounded off the start and finishing time of these employees, effectively reducing their hours by 15 minutes of overtime pay each day.
With the filing of the class action suit against Amazon comes the settling of another class action filed by franchisees of Quiznos. Quiznos has agreed to pay $95 million to resolve the issues. 6,900 franchisees interested in opening a Quiznos in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Illinois are covered by the lawsuit. The complaint claimed that Quiznos overcharged for supplies, among other things. The settlement is pending approval by the Court.
