Mike Malfitano is a senior labor attorney who assists employers in problem prevention and legal analysis of complex employment issues. He has represented employers in cases involving every aspect of the employment relationship. He also represents employers in collective bargaining, arbitration, and union avoidance. He counsels employers with respect to employee benefits issues, affirmative action, and in structuring payroll and compensation programs to avoid wage hour, as well as equal pay and discrimination issues. He is the office head of the Tampa office. Before joining Constangy, Mike was a shareholder with the law firm of Malfitano Campbell & Dickinson.

Publications/Presentations

American Bar Association, Tampa, FL, EEO Basics
West Coast Employers Association, Tampa, FL, Retirement Plans-Basics of Pension, Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans
Council on Education in Management, Tampa, FL, FMLA Update
Council on Education in Management, Orlando, FL, Public Sector Personnel Law Update
American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) Convocation, Orlando, FL, FMLA/ADA Workshop-Don’t “Leave” Work Without It
Florida Association of Court Clerks, Orlando, FL, Attendance Management in Today’s Workplace
Stetson College of Law, Clearwater, FL, Collective Bargaining and Grievance Handling and Procedures
SHRMA, Clearwater, FL, Attendance Management in Today’s Workplace
Florida Association of Court Clerks, Orlando, FL, Laws Governing the Workplace

Awards and Recognitions

Florida Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers In America

Professional Activities/Associations

Florida Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section (Chairman, 1988-89)
HR Tampa
Mid Florida SHRM (Vice President, Programs 2002)
Tampa Bay Pension Council
Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council (Member, Board of Directors 2002-2004)

Civic/Charitable Activities/Associations

Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, First Vice-President of the Board of Trustees
University of Tampa Board of Fellows
Member, Tampa Bay History Center
Member, Tampa Museum of Art, Board of Trustees, 1998-2001; Vice-President of Finance, 2000-2001
Member, Leadership Tampa Alumni

Education

Law School: Boston College School of Law,
Newton, MA
J.D., 1974
Boston College Law Review; Editor 1973-74

Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations,
Ithaca, NY
B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 1970

Admitted

• Florida, 1974