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New Orleans, LA 70170
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A partner and practice group leader of Jones Walker's Labor & Employment Practice Group, Sid Lewis consults and advises management and human resources personnel with respect to employment and labor laws in all industries throughout the United States. A majority of his work involves general advice to employers on a variety of employment situations, including discipline, terminations, applications, leave requests, transfers, noncompete agreements, trade secret information, wage payments, wage and hour laws, family and medical leave, disabilities, workers' compensation, discrimination complaints, workplace harassment, internal investigations, documentation, and policy reviews. He performs approximately 60–70 training and educational seminars each year for supervisors and associations. The training centers primarily on federal and state employment laws, as well as effective supervision techniques designed to avoid litigation and promote a union-free environment.

Mr. Lewis has successfully defended hundreds of state and federal lawsuits involving federal and state employment claims. He regularly handles Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and National Labor Relations Board charges on behalf of employers.

In the labor sector, Mr. Lewis has represented companies throughout the United States in union organizing campaigns. As labor counsel and/or chief spokesman, he also represents companies in contract negotiations and has handled labor arbitrations in a variety of industries.

Mr. Lewis is a two-time recipient of the Individual Citation Award given by the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, Louisiana Chapter, and a speaker and moderator at The Cambridge Institute, Employment and Labor Law Seminars, New Orleans, 1993–1998; Lorman Education Services, 1999 to date; and the Council on Education in Management, 2000 to date.

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Labor and Employment Law (listed annually since 2006)
• Recognized by "Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business" in the area of Labor & Employment (annually since 2003)
• Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Employment & Labor (also listed in 2007) 
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.

News

• Jones Walker Attorneys and Practices Ranked by “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”
• Lewis Authors Articles in New Orleans CityBusiness
• Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
• Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
• Labor & Employment Attorneys Present at ADA Master Class
• Five Attorneys Recognized in Labor & Employment by Chambers USA

Presentations

• "ADA Master Class", October 2007
• "Employee Discharge and Documentation in Louisiana", May 9, 2007
• "U.S. Supreme Court Update: Retaliation & Discrimination", October 2006
• "Charting the Course: Successfully Navigating Labor Law, Labor Relations and Labor Unions", December 2004
• Certificate in HR Management, August 2004
• Certificate in HR Management, January 2004

Publications

• "Supervisors Play Crucial Role in Employee Relations"
  New Orleans CityBusiness, March 31, 2008
• "Precise Employee Handbooks Save Business Headaches"
  New Orleans CityBusiness, March 23, 2008
• "Employee Wage Laws Present Minefield to Small Businesses"
  New Orleans CityBusiness, January 29, 2008
• "The Employment Self Audit: Fix It Yourself Before You Are Sued"
  Baton Rouge Law Journal, October 2003
• "What You Don't Know Can Hurt You"
  Textile Rental, February 2002
• "Operators Need to be Wary of Organized Labor"
  Workboat Magazine, Chapter 20, March 2000
• "Employment Hot Spots for the New Millennium"
  Textile Rental, Chapter 72, 2000

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law)
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• New Orleans Bar Association