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 and union representation elections, arbitration of union filed grievances, charges of unfair labor practices, and collective bargaining agreements with unions.

Ed served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Catherine D. Kimball of the Supreme Court of Louisiana from 1997-1998.

Prior to law school, he 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. from the LSU Law Center in 1997 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 to bar, 1997, Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Memberships

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

Community Service

• Chair, 2004; Chair-Elect, 2003; Secretary/Treasurer, 2002; Council Member 2001, Young Lawyers Section, Baton Rouge Bar Association.
• 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.
• 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.

Articles, Publications and Presentations

Labor and Employment Notes, July 2008
National Labor Relations Act - Section 7
Labor & Employment Notes, February 2004
Labor & Employment Notes, May 2004
Labor & Employment Notes, February 2005
Labor & Employment Notes, October 2004
Labor & Employment Notes, July 2004
Labor & Employment Notes, July 2005
Labor and Employment Notes, September 2005
Labor and Employment Notes, March 2006

Lecturer

• FMLA and ADA Issues, VCC Fall Program, 2006, Austin, Texas.
• The National Labor Relations Act, VCC Spring Program, 2006, Lake Charles, Louisiana.
• USERRA: An Employer's Guide, Kean Miller Employment Law Seminar, 2006.
• 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, 2001, 2000.
• Employment Discrimination and Title VII, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Young Layers Section, Continuing Legal Education, 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, Continuing Legal Education, 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.

Authorships

• Cavalier v. Cain's Hydrostatic Testing, Inc., Quantification of Fault Prior to the 1996 Louisiana Legislative Special Session, 57 Louisiana Law Review 311, (1996).