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Edward F. Harold

Regional Managing Partner


New Orleans

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Service Focus

  • Counseling and Advice
  • Employee Defection and Trade Secrets
  • Employee Leaves and Accommodations
  • Litigation and Trials

Industry Focus

  • Retail
  • Automotive Dealership
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Transportation and Supply Chain
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Overview

Ed Harold, regional managing partner in the firm’s New Orleans office, has been practicing labor and employment law for over thirty years.

Ed focuses his practice on partnering with employers to avoid litigation by identifying his clients’ priorities and ensuring his advice on today’s issue fits the bigger picture. Ed also serves as chair of the firm's Retail Industry Team, partnering with retailers to improve employee productivity in many ways and helping employers streamline employment processes, from hiring through discharge, in a manner that makes defending employment related claims easier.

When litigation results, Ed handles cases across multiple industries in state and federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. He has challenged issues that employers face under Title VII, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and ERISA.

Ed also has substantial experience in various practice areas, including:

  • Corporate Investigations
  • Employee Benefits Litigation
  • Employment Policies and Procedures
  • Labor and Employment Litigation
  • Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Litigation
  • Wage and Hour Law

Outside of work, Ed is active in the New Orleans community where he has been a life-long resident. He currently serves on the Board of Junior Achievement New Orleans focusing on economic literacy and entrepreneurial development in the children of New Orleans. He has previously served on the Boards of City Park New Orleans, The University of the South, The New Orleans Museum of Art, and St. Martin’s Episcopal School.

Insights

  • Event

    09/28/23

    Fourth Thursday Advanced Webinar Series: Understanding Recent Changes with the NLRB

    Edward F. Harold, Courtney Leyes

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  • Insights

    08/25/23

    Comprehensive FAQs For Employers on Hurricanes and Other Workplace Disasters: 2023 Edition

    Erin Waldron Anderson, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Risa B. Boerner, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Myra K. Creighton, Steven R. Cupp, Amanda Davinson, Edward F. Harold, Brett Holubeck, Matthew R. Korn, Sarah Leon, Todd A. Lyon, Robin Repass, Shanon R. Stevenson, Travis Vance, Joshua H. Viau, Spencer W. Waldron, Megan C. Winter

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    07/27/23

    Fourth Thursday Advanced Webinar Series: Remote Work as an Accommodation

    Edward F. Harold, Courtney Leyes

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  • News

    06/06/23

    Fisher Phillips Once Again Recognized as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA

    Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Andrew J. Sommer, Travis Vance, Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Shanon R. Stevenson, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Susan Hartmus Hiser, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, Gregory D. Ballew, J. Randall Coffey, James R. Holland II, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, Mason G. Alexander, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Todd A. Lyon, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Jeff Weintraub, Arthur V. Lambert, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly Michael, Barbara Jean D’Aquila

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  • Event

    05/25/23

    Fourth Thursday Advanced HR Webinar Series – Politics in the Workplace: How to Handle

    Edward F. Harold, Courtney Leyes

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  • News

    04/17/23

    New Orleans Partner Discusses the Importance of Social Media Policies

    Edward F. Harold

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  • Event

    03/23/23

    Fourth Thursday Advanced HR Webinar Series: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    Edward F. Harold, Courtney Leyes

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    01/26/23

    Fourth Thursday Advanced Webinar Series: The Thorniest ADA Accommodation Issues

    Edward F. Harold, Courtney Leyes

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  • Insights

    12/08/22

    The 7 Most Common Questions Asked by Mississippi Employers Hiring Minors

    Steven R. Cupp, Kelly McCall, Edward F. Harold, Courtney Leyes

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    11/16/22

    Retail Industry Snapshot: 3 Important Lessons about Holiday Hiring

    Edward F. Harold

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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 1992, Louisiana State University Law Center
  • B.A., 1989, University of the South

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Louisiana Supreme Court
  • Alabama Supreme Court
  • Mississippi Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Recognitions

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Labor Law - Management (2023)
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2011 - 2024)
  • Recognized by Chambers USA, Labor & Employment (2009 – 2023)
  • Listed as a Top Lawyer in New Orleans Magazine in 2020
  • "AV" peer-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Louisiana Super Lawyers since 2014

Affiliations

  • New Orleans Bar Association, Chair, Labor and Employment Section
  • Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
  • Louisiana Bar Association, Member, Labor and Employment Section

Community Activities

  • Chancellor and Sunday School Teacher, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
  • Member, Board of Trustees The University of the South

Previous Community Activities:

  • Board of Trustees New Orleans City Park
  • Board of Trustees New Orleans Museum of Art
  • Board of Trustees St. Martin’s Episcopal School
  • President of the Father’s Club St. Martin’s Episcopal School
  • Vice – President Father’s Club St. Paul’s School

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