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We’re so excited to announce details for our next Nonprofit Meetup of the year! Join us and Edward Hardin for a Nonprofit Meetup on Navigating Employment Law: Essentials for Nonprofit Leaders. This meetup will cover critical aspects of employment law that directly impact nonprofit organizations.
Join us Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA).
211 E. Devalcourt, Lafayette LA 70506 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Admission: Free or $15 Lunch Ticket
About Edward Hardin:
Ed Hardin, Jr. is a partner in Kean Miller’s Baton Rouge office. He joined the firm in 1998 and practices in the labor and employment law group. Ed has represented clients in both state and federal courts, before private arbitrators, and before the National Labor Relations Board, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, and the Common Wealth of Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Ed represents and advises employers in litigation and on a day-to-day basis on a wide variety of issues including employee handbooks and contracts, noncompete and non-solicitation agreements, wrongful termination claims, discrimination and harassment claims, and issues involving wage payment, drug testing, and employee leave (including workers’ compensation leave, ADA leave, FMLA leave and compliance issues). He also represents and advises management on labor relations issues including union representation of employees, union representation elections, arbitration of collective bargaining agreement grievances, unfair labor practice charges, and collective bargaining agreements with unions. Ed has particular experience in defending collective action/class action claims under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Ed has testified before the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committees and has been interviewed for articles in local, state, and national publications.