Scott Huffstetler is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  Prior to joining the firm, he served as a Law Clerk to United States District Court Judge Frank J. Polozola, Middle District of Louisiana. Scott practices in the firm’s labor and employment law group. He advises and represents employers on a variety of labor and employment issues, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation litigation; administrative proceedings before the Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Louisiana Commission on Human Rights and Occupational Safety and Health Administration; traditional labor litigation under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act; day-to-day advice regarding the ADA, FLSA, FMLA, NLRB, OSHA, Title VII and state employment laws regarding employment discrimination, wage payment, workers compensation, and unemployment compensation; corporate training regarding discrimination and traditional labor matters; and employment contracts, covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements.

Scott has particular experience in defending employers in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuits in state and federal courts. In addition to his labor and employment experience, Scott also represents clients in redhibition and warranty suits, succession disputes and premises liability.

Representative Experience

• Representation of an international industrial client in a race discrimination suit based on a work-rule violation termination that was successfully dismissed on motion for summary judgment
  
• Representation of an international industrial client in an age discrimination suit based on a reduction-in-force that was successfully dismissed on motion for summary judgment
• Representation of an international industrial client in a suit for retroactive benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that was successfully dismissed on motion for summary judgment
• Representation of an international convenience store company in an age discrimination suit that was successfully dismissed on motion for summary judgment
  

Education

Scott earned his B.A. in Political Science and minor in English from Louisiana State University in 2000. He earned his J.D. in 2003 from the LSU Law Center where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. In law school, Scott was a member of Phi Delta Phi and served on the Board of Editors for the Louisiana Law Review. He was awarded the Russell B. Long Federal Courts Award by the local chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2003; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals,  Fifth Circuit
  

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations; Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); Defense Research Institute (DRI); Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• 2013 and Beyond! Labor and Employment Law of the Future, HR Solutions, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 2013.
• Conducting Internal Investigations Regarding Employee Conduct, Outside Insights: the CLE for In-House Counsel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, December 2012.
• Taking Steps to Decrease Risks During the Termination Process, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, White Oak Plantation, November 2012.
• Employer Expectations in Proceedings Before the EEOC, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2011.
  
• Breach of Employment Contract, Litigation and Liability in the Workplace CLE Program, LSU Law Center, September 23, 2011.
  
• Defending Discrimination Claims on the Front End, Kean Miller LLP Labor and Employment Seminar, April 14, 2010.
• Sexual Harassment: Legal Update and Incident Resolution, Webinar, Louisiana Municipal Association, May 20, 2010.
  
• Ethics for the HR Professional, Greater Baton Rouge SHRM Meeting, August 2009.
  
• Reductions in Force: An Employer Option During Tough Economic Times, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, April 15, 2009.
• The Tangled Web of the FMLA and the ADA, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, April 2008.
• Lecturer, Recent Developments in Sexual Harassment Litigation, Louisiana City Attorneys Association Fall Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 9, 2007.
• Labor & Employment Wheel of Fortune, Various Chemical Companies Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, October 9, 2007.
• Protecting Your Employees' Personal Identifying Information, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, White Oak Plantation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 18, 2007.
  
• Labor & Employment Wheel of Fortune, Various Chemical Companies Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 26, 2007.
• Some Issues Regarding Employee Handbooks, Baton Rouge Job Center & Employer Committee Meeting, Louisiana Department of Labor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 6, 2006.
• A Few Comments about the FMLA and the ADA and Employees Who Are Ill, Various Chemical Companies Seminar, Austin, Texas, October 19, 2006.
• "You're Fired!" It's Not As Easy As Trump Makes It Look," Bayou Society of Human Resource Managers, Thibodaux, Louisiana, October, 2006.
• "You're Fired!" It's Not As Easy As Trump Makes It Look," Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, White Oak Plantation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 19, 2006.
  
• Race Discrimination In A Diverse World, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar, The Camelot Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 18, 2005.
• Don't Fence Me In: Louisiana's Fourth Circuit Expands "Voluntariness" Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 693, 63 Louisiana Law Review 111, 2002.
  

Community Service

• Board of Trustees, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003-2004
• Volunteer Committee, 2004-2006; Law Day Committee, 2004; Belly-Up with the Bar Committee, 2006- 2007; Law Expo Committee, 2006-2007, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Chairman, Younger Lawyers Division, Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter, 2006-2008
• Secretary, Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter, 2008-2009
• Treasurer, Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter, 2009-2010
  
• Board of Directors, 2006-2012; Secretary/Treasurer, 2008-2012, Hospice of Baton Rouge
  
• Member, First Baptist Church of Denham Springs, Louisiana
  

Reported Cases

• Broussard v. ConocoPhillips, 37 Employee Benefits Cas. 2226 (W.D. La. 2006).