Ed Hardin, Jr. is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  He joined the firm in 1998 and practices in the labor and employment law group.  Ed represents and advises employers on a wide variety of issues including employee handbooks and contracts, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, wrongful termination claims, discrimination and harassment claims, and issues involving wage payment, drug testing, and employee leave.  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 represented clients in both state and federal court, 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 Commission on Human Rights, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

Ed is listed among the top labor and employment lawyers in the State of Louisiana by Chambers USA 2010. Prior to joining the firm, Ed served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Catherine D. Kimball of the Supreme Court of Louisiana from 1997-1998.  Prior to law school, Ed taught high school from 1990-1994 at Catholic High School and coached soccer.

Education

Ed earned his B.A. from Spring Hill College in 1990. He earned his J.D. in 1997 from the LSU Law Center where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, and was an Associate with the Louisiana Law Review.  He was inducted into the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame in 1997.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 1997; United States District Court for Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States Supreme Court
  

Memberships

• Member, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations (LSBA and ABA, Labor and Employment Law Section)

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Cavalier v. Cain's Hydrostatic Testing, Inc., Quantification of Fault Prior to the 1996 Louisiana Legislative Special Session, 57 Louisiana Law Review 311, 1996.
  
• Louisiana City Attorney’s Association Annual CLE, EEOC Charges, 2009
• Baton Rouge Medical Group Management Association, Changes on the Horizon, Change is Now; Employment and the Future, 2009
• The Fair Credit Report Act, Employer Compliance, Kean Miller Employment law Seminar, 2009
• Louisiana Chemical Association & Louisiana Chemical Industrial Alliance Annual Legislative Conference, Speaker, 2009 and 2007
• Taking Corrective Action and Termination; The Proper Steps, Kean Miller Employment Law seminar, 2008
• The Family and Medical Leave Act, Kean Miller Business Briefing Seminar, 2007
• The Family and Medical Leave Act, Practical Considerations, Kean Miller Employment Law Seminar, 2007
• The Interaction of the FMLA, the ADA, and Worker’s Compensation Laws, VCC Fall Program, 2006, Austin, Texas
• The National Labor Relations Act, VCC Spring Program, 2006, Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Post 9/11: Military Reservists’ and National Guardsmen’s Employment Rights, Kean Miller Employment Law Seminar, 2007
• Louisiana Employment Law, Speaker, Louisiana Chemical Association, 2003
• Employment Law, VCC Spring Program, 2003, Point Clear, Alabama
• Overtime Requirement Exemptions, Lorman Educational Services, 2002, 2001
• Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law, Hiring and Interviewing, Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management, 2002
• Writing the Employee Handbook: Make Sure Your Handbook Does Not Create Contract and Employee Compensation Policies, Lorman Educational Services, 2000 and 2001
• Employment Discrimination and Title VII, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, CLE, 2001
• Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law: Hiring and Interviewing, Chambers of Commerce West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes, 2001
• The Employment At Will Doctrine and Specific Exemptions, Government and Public Law Section, Louisiana State Bar Association, CLE, 2001
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, CLE by the Hour, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, 2000
• Recent Developments in State and Federal Employment Law 2000, Council on Education Management, 2000
  

Community Service

• Chair, 2004; Chair-Elect, 2003; Secretary/Treasurer, 2002; Council Member 2001, Young Lawyers Section, Baton Rouge Bar Association
  
• Past Volunteer, Community Partnership Division, Capital Area United Way
• Board of Directors, Big Buddy Program of Baton Rouge,1999-2006
• Board of Directors, Alzheimer’s Services of Baton Rouge, 2006-present
• Past Committee Member and Solicitor, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
• Holiday Star Program, Young Lawyers Section, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Uniforms for Kids Program, Young Lawyers Section, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Past Chair, 2002; Participant, 2001; Belly Up With the Bar Cooking Competition, Young Lawyers Section, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Youth Education Project Fundraiser
  
• Baton Rouge Symphony Phone-A-Thon
• Member and Lector, St. Aloysius Catholic Church