Background
Griffin, Tony B. was born on July 19, 1951 in Carrollton, Georgia, United States.
Griffin, Tony B. was born on July 19, 1951 in Carrollton, Georgia, United States.
West Georgia College (Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, 1973). University of Georgia (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Alley and Alley/Ford & Harrison LLP (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Labor and Employment Law Representing Employers, Including all aspects of Defense of Alleged Wrongful Termination Suits, Equal Opportunity Law, Defense of Union Campaigns, Wage and Hour Law, OSHA, Collective Bargaining, Arbitration Law and Public Employment Relations Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Georgia and Florida. Pi Gamma Mu; Phi Alpha Delta.
Co-Author: "The Fair Labor Standards Act and Other Wage/Hour Laws," Florida Small Business Practice Manual, The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 1st ed. 1986, 2d ed. 1991, 3d ed. 1995; "Local Governments and the Fair Labor Standards Act: The Impact of Garcia v.
SAMTA and the 1985 FLSA Amendments," Stetson Law Review, Volume XV, No. 3, September, 1986. Adjunct Professor, Industrial Relations and Labor Law, University of South Florida College of Business Administration, 1982-1985. Member: Hillsborough County (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992-1993) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section.
Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law, Executive Council, 1986-1992. Chair, Wage/Hour Liaison Committee, 1984-1991).
State Bar of Georgia. (Resident)
The firm represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law including the National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act, Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964, amended 1991), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). We also represent our clients in grievance and arbitration cases, negotiation of contract disputes, union election cases, unfair labor practice proceedings, employment litigation and administrative proceedings, unfair competition and trade-secret disputes, pension and benefit plan design, environmental law matters and business immigration.
Co-Author: "The Fair Labor Standards Act and Other Wage/Hour Laws," Florida Small Business Practice Manual, The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, 1st ed. 1986, 2d ed. 1991, 3d ed. 1995
"Local Governments and the Fair Labor Standards Act: The Impact of Garcia v.
SAMTA and the 1985 FLSA Amendments," Stetson Law Review, Volume XV, No. 3, September, 1986. Adjunct Professor, Industrial Relations and Labor Law, University of South Florida College of Business Administration, 1982-1985.
Member: Hillsborough County (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992-1993) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section. Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law, Executive Council, 1986-1992.
Chair, Wage/Hour Liaison Committee, 1984-1991). State Bar of Georgia. (Resident).