The Middle District of Florida continues to be the go-to federal venue for wage-and-hour disputes under the Fair Labor Standards Act, keeping both defense and plaintiffs lawyers busy. That’s the word from Tracey Jaensch, managing partner in the Tampa office of Ford & Harrison.
About 30 percent of all FLSA cases in the nation are filed in Florida, a statistic that has remained constant for the past three to five years. Jaensch offered several reasons: Florida has a weak union presence and lots of low-paying jobs in health care, hospitality and tourism.
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