Employment & Labor
The firm represents clients in all areas of employment and labor law and has provided legal consultation and litigation representation to private employers in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors in industries including aerospace, communications, and transportation The lawyers within this group can offer private-sector clients consultation and advice regarding day-to-day employment issues such as employee discipline, interviewing and hiring, grievance procedures and applications and the creation of personnel manuals.
The firm also handles litigation of employment matters and has represented employers in litigation or administrative proceedings in these areas: affirmative action plans and OFCCP audits; Americans with Disabilities Act; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Department of Labor investigations; EEOC investigations and charges; Title VII discrimination claims, including race, sex, sexual harassment, national origin, and religion; Wage and Hour matters under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws; non-competition agreements; employment contracts; and NLRB charges.
Case Results
Johnson v. Marrero-Estelle VFD
Johnson v. Marrero-Estelle VFD (May 2004) In May 2004, in Johnson v. Marrero-Estelle VFD, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys’ writ and reversed the trial court’s decision regarding the interpretation and application of La. R.S. 33:1995 concerning statutory sick leave provisions to an employee of a volunteer [...]
Donohue v. Francis Services
Donohue v. Francis Services (May 2004) In May 2004, the Eastern District Court granted McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys’ Motion to Certify a Collective Action under the Fair Labor Standards Act in Donohue v. Francis Services.
Trena Weber v. Lockheed Martin
Trena Weber v. Lockheed Martin (February 2004) McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys won an Exception of Prescription in favor of Lockheed Martin in the case entitled Trena Weber v. Lockheed Martin in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. The plaintiff fax filed a pleading, but did not pay costs within [...]
Bank One v. Nemo Viso
Bank One v. Nemo Viso (November 2003) McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys won a victory in favor of Bank One after a two day trial in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans in the case entitled Bank One v. Nemo Viso. The Court granted a judgment enforcing the terms of [...]
Legania v. East Jefferson General Hospital
Legania v. East Jefferson General Hospital (May 2003) Thomas P. Anzelmo won a victory in favor of East Jefferson General Hospital in a case entitled Joseph Legania v. East Jefferson General Hospital before United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana District Judge Stanwood R. Duval. Judge Duval [...]