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Jason A.
Culotta

Position
Partner
Office
New Orleans

Jason Culotta is a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group.


Jason is an active member of both the trade secrets/non-competes and wage and hour litigation teams. Jason litigates complex commercial and employment matters that involve breach-of-contract claims, business torts, non-compete disputes, trade secret violations, fraud claims, fiduciary duty actions, defamation claims, invasion-of-privacy claims, wage-and-hour disputes, Title VII claims, and appellate advocacy. He regularly litigates these types of cases in state and federal court and has been on trial teams that have not only successfully obtained and fended off injunctions, but also prevailed on the merits at trial. Jason also is actively involved in pro bono matters and, in particular, has represented indigent clients in criminal and immigration matters involving unaccompanied minors and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

Jason received his juris doctor degree, cum laude, from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court National Team, the Loyola Law Review and the Trial Advocacy National Team. In addition, Jason was selected as a William L. Crowe Scholar and to the Order of the Barristers. He earned his masters of business administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of New Orleans and his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University.  

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Labor and Employment Law – Management, New Orleans, Louisiana (2021 and 2022)

Publications

  • "Using Zoom Improperly Can Destroy Trade Secret Protections," Southeast Employment Law Letter, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2021
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — October 25, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, October 25, 2020
  • "Bridge Over Troubled Water: Commercial Diver With Cancer Can Take ADA Claim to Trial," Southeast Employment Law Letter, Vol. 1, No. 7, July 2020
  • "No Lifeline for Scaffolding Company After 'Serious' Safety Violation," Southeast Employment Law Letter, Vol. 1, No. 5, May 2020
  • "Strong and Flexible: How Contractors Can Build Practical Medical Marijuana Policies," Construction Executive, October 7, 2019
  • Medical Marijuana Is Now Available in Louisiana, August 7, 2019
  • “Clean Whistle: Temporary Relocation for Training Isn’t Retaliation, so Employer Prevails” Louisiana Employment Law Letter, August 2019
  • "Louisiana Legislature expands medical marijuana law," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, July 1, 2018
  • "High alert: Medical marijuana is coming to Louisiana," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, April 19, 2018
  • "Trump administration moves to reverse Obama-era tip-pooling regulation," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, October 25, 2017
  • "Louisiana court finds general contractor is 'employer' of subcontractor's laborers," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, September 21, 2017
  • "Employers can breathe easy: no new employment laws this year," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, July 31, 2017
  • "Equal pay legislation stumbles but still has life," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, June 26, 2017
  • "Potential new LA workplace laws courtesy of the 2017 regular session," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, May 1, 2017
  • "Baton Rouge federal court allows age bias claim with only 8-year age difference," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, March 1, 2017
  • "DOL Goes for Round Two in Battle Over Salary Hike," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, December 2016
  • "Obama Appointee Trumps Implementation of DOL's Salary Hike," Jones Walker LLP Labor & Employment Client Alert, November 2016
  • "Federal court sends Shreveport Police Department's sick leave policy to jail," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, October 13, 2016
  • "New Louisiana workplace laws courtesy of 2016 regular legislative session," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, July 27, 2016
  • "Legislative watch: Most labor and employment bills stuck in neutral," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, June 1, 2016
  • "Legislative watch: Equal pay and minimum wage bills making progress," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, May 1, 2016
  • "Employee fired for shoulder shrug gets thumbs-up on age claim from court," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, December 15, 2015
  • "Race, national origin claims survive 'liar, liar, pants on fire' argument," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, September 24, 2015
  • "Court gives college a lesson in Management 101," Louisiana Employment Law Letter, March 12, 2015

Presentations

  • "Transitioning From Onshore To Offshore: Challenges & Lessons Learned," Business Network for Offshore Wind OSW O&M/Health & Safety Summit, February 3, 2022
  • Jones Walker LLP Annual Labor and Employment Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama, November 14, 2019
  • Jones Walker Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi, October 29, 2019
  • "Medical Marijuana and Other Drug Testing Issues: How Louisiana Employers Can Avoid Liability," Essential Issues Affecting In-House Counsel and Corporate Attorneys CLE Seminar, 2019
  • Jones Walker Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Kenner, Louisiana, September 17, 2019
  • "Medicinal Marijuana in the Workplace and Valid Drug Testing in Louisiana," American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Chapter, September 19, 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana

Memberships

  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New Orleans Bar Association
  • St. Thomas More Inn of Court
 
black and white headshot of Jason A. Culotta
New Orleans
201 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
D: 504.582.8177
F: 504.582.8583
Emailjculotta@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
    JD, cum laude, 2014
    William L. Crowe Scholar; Order of the Barristers; Moot Court National Team; Trial Advocacy National Team; Loyola Law Review
  • University of New Orleans
    MBA, 2011
  • Louisiana State University
    BS, 2007

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Related Practices

  • Labor & Employment
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