Luis A. Santos

Luis A. Santos


FordHarrison

Recognized since 2021

Tampa, Florida

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Luis Santos has a unique understanding of the administrative and legal challenges faced by clients in industries like hospitality, retail, restaurant, and grocery. His previous experience as a hospitality and grocery employee gives him a particularly unique insider’s perspective.

Prior to attending law school, Luis worked for many years in hospitality management. He began as a front desk clerk and worked himself up to the position of assistant hotel manager. Luis also worked as a grocery store cashier. After becoming a lawyer, he wanted to continue helping companies in those industries with their employment-related issues.

Luis regularly represents clients in the restaurant and food service industry. As co-chair of FordHarrison’s Restaurant Practice Group, Luis has extensive experience addressing the challenges faced by employers in this industry. Additionally, Luis represents employers in a wide variety of industries, including, transportation, healthcare, and insurance, in all facets of employment law, including wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, union avoidance, and regulatory compliance.

Luis is fluent reading and writing in Spanish. He often uses his bilingual skills to train and educate Hispanic management and staff in their native language. Luis also serves as FordHarrison’s Deputy Diversity Partner and is focused on recruiting and mentoring diverse attorneys with a particular emphasis on Hispanic outreach.

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Location
  • 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 2500
    Tampa, FL 33602
Education
  • Stetson University, J.D., graduated 2010

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Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Labor Law - Union

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Department of Labor Deflates the 80/20 Rule & Inflates the Tip Pool


Department of Labor Deflates the 80/20 Rule & Inflates the Tip Pool

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Sharing is Caring: DOL Expands Tip Pool and Dumps 80/20 Rule


Sharing is Caring: DOL Expands Tip Pool and Dumps 80/20 Rule

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The DOL Releases Opinion Letters Regarding the Participation of Hosts and Hostesses in Tip Pools and the Proper Calculation of Overtime for Certain Ti


The DOL Releases Opinion Letters Regarding the Participation of Hosts and Hostesses in Tip Pools and the Proper Calculation of Overtime for Certain Tipped Employees

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