Fertile labor and employment landscape grows another firm

Attracted by the thriving labor and employment law sector in the area, Jackson Lewis is opening an office in Tampa. The number of lawsuits filed in federal district court related to labor and employment was a lure for the national law firm, a big player representing employers and management. About one out of ten of the Fair Labor Standard Act cases filed in the country in 2012 landed in the Middle District of Florida, based in Tampa. The law establishes wage, overtime pay, record keeping and other…