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...]
Wage Theft and the Law-What Every Employer and Employee Needs to Know
Wage theft is a serious problem in Florida and always has been. Given the fact that tourism plays a major role in the state's economy, the state employs a higher number of service workers and construction workers than other states. These are the same workers who often live paycheck to paycheck and can ill afford to lose any of their hard earned wages. Workers who receive low wages seem to be more likely to have their wages stolen by employers and as demonstrated in this report this is a large … [Read more...]
