Scott Huffstetler is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  Prior to joining the firm, Scott 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. Scott advises and represents employers on a variety of labor and employment issues including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation and issues involving the EEOC and Department of Labor; the ADA, FLSA, FMLA and Title VII; state employment laws regarding employment discrimination, wage payment, workers compensation, and unemployment compensation; and employment contracts, covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements. He 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 and asbestos related cases.

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.

Education

Scott earned his J.D. from the LSU Law Center in 2003 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. Scott earned his B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2000.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2003
• Admitted, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2003
• Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2003

Memberships

• Louisiana State, Baton Rouge, and Federal Bar Associations (Younger Lawyers Division, Baton Rouge Chapter)

Articles, Publications and Presentations

Labor & Employment Notes, November 2004
Labor & Employment Notes, January 2005
Labor & Employment Notes, May 2005
Labor and Employment Notes, September 2005
Labor and Employment Notes, February 2006
Labor and Employment Notes, February 2008
Labor and Employment Notes, July 2008

Community Service

• Board of Trustees, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2003-2004
• Baton Rouge Bar Association: Volunteer Committee (2004-2006), Law Day Committee (2004), Belly-Up with the Bar Committee (2006- 2007), Law Expo Committee (2006-2007)
• Chairman, Younger Lawyers Division, Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter (2006-2008)
• Secretary, Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter (2008-present)
  
• Board of Directors, Hospice of Baton Rouge (2006-present) Secretary/Treasurer (2008-present)

Lecturer

• Defending Discrimination Claims on the Front End, Kean Miller 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.
  

Authorships

• Don't Fence Me In: Louisiana's Fourth Circuit Expands "Voluntariness" Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 693, 63 Louisiana Law Review 111 (2002).

Reported Cases

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