Legal Matters and Strategies for Diversity
and Inclusion in the Work Place
Presented by
Erin Lutkewitte Kilgore,
Partner at Kean | Miller
October 1, 2020
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Virtual Event via Zoom.
*Zoom details will be sent after you register.
There are numerous reasons to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Erin will discuss some of the legal issues companies need to be aware of as it pertains to diversity, as well as issues and strategies related to the implementation of diversity and inclusion programs.
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About Erin
Erin Kilgore is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller and practices in the labor and employment law and litigation groups. She represents local, national, and international clients in cases involving a wide variety of substantive areas in state and federal courts, including the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the United States Courts of Appeal, Fifth Circuit. Erin is listed among the top labor and employment lawyers in the State of Louisiana by Chambers USA 2019 and 2020. She is listed in Louisiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star for 2019-2020. Erin was appointed as a member of the 2020 class of Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
Erin represents and advises employers on a variety of labor and employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation; wage and hour litigation, including collective actions and class actions; administrative proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights (LCHR); and day-to-day advice regarding the ADA, FLSA, FMLA, NLRB, Title VII, and state employment laws. Erin also represents and advises management on labor relations issues, including unfair labor practice charges and collective bargaining agreements with unions.
In addition, Erin represents clients in general litigation matters, including commercial litigation and defending claims under various theories of law for degradation of the environment.
Prior to joining the firm, Erin served as a law clerk to the Hon. Jay C. Zainey of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Representative Experience Representation of national industrial construction services providers, liquefied natural gas company, and health care and companionship services provider employers in wage and hour collective action and/or class action lawsuits under the FLSA and Louisiana Law
Representation of an international chemical corporation in retaliation and wrongful termination lawsuit
Representation of a pipeline company in race discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuit brought under federal and Louisiana laws
Representation of a pipeline company in resolving claims by crawfishermen for alleged breaches of permits and environmental degradation
Representation of multi-state financial company in arbitration of sex stereotyping claims brought by former transgender employee
Representation of numerous employers in defending numerous EEOC charges of discrimination, harassment or retaliation, and in defending unfair labor practices charges before the NLRB
Representation of fertilizer chemical manufacturer in defending multiple Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower retaliation lawsuits
Representation of medical services provider in suit to enforce non-competition clause with former employee and partner that was successfully adjudicated in favor of the employer on motion for summary judgment
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