Fla. Tops List Of Hot Spots For New FLSA Suits

By Ben James

Law360, New York (February 09, 2010, 2:27 PM ET) -- The number of new Fair Labor Standards Act filings in New York and Texas rose in 2009, but neither state came close to rivaling the volume of new FLSA cases in Florida. Law360 ranked the five busiest federal courts for wage-and-hour litigation and found the Sunshine State to be a hotbed of plaintiffs bar activity.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida saw 1,252 new FLSA cases show up on its docket — either through removal, or the filing of a brand new...
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