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New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
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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® 2010 (Copyright 2009 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)
• Two-time recipient of the Individual Citation Award, given by the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security, Louisiana Chapter
  
• Listed in the 2010 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Employment & Labor (listed annually since 2007)
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

News

• Jones Walker Presents Annual Labor & Employment Seminar
• Thirty-Seven Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010
• 2010 Best Lawyers in America Rankings Showcase Jones Walker’s Depth, Growth
• Jones Walker Top-Ranked in Chambers USA
• Thirty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in 2009 Issue of Louisiana Super Lawyers
• Adams, Lewis, and Kogos Present Master Class

Presentations

• "The Times They Are A-Changing: Change is What the Obama Administration Promised, and Change is What We've Got", March 11, 2010
• "Employee Discharge and Documentation", May 14, 2009
• "Louisiana Employment Law from A to Z", November 7, 2008
• "Louisiana Employment Law from A to Z", November 4, 2008
• "Everything You Need to Know to Keep You Out of Trouble", July 24, 2008
• "Employee Discharge and Documentation", May 9, 2008

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