Pinellas County has the dubious honor of being the fourth worst county in the state in terms of wage theft.  In spite of some local and county government efforts to stem the tide, Pinellas County remains a problem area for employee wage theft. Florida’s key industries have the highest numbers of reported wage violations—tourism, retail trade and construction. While federal laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Davis-Bacon Act and others were … [Read more...]