Philip Giorlando

Partner - New Orleans

T: (504) 680-5244
C: (504) 952-1006
F: (504) 584-5452
philip.giorlando@bswllp.com

Philip Giorlando is a partner in the New Orleans office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., in the Labor and Employment Law section.

Prior to joining Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Philip received his Juris Doctor from Paul M. Hebert Law Center where he served as Senior Editor for the Journal of Energy Law and Resources and graduated Order of the Coif. Philip earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Louisiana State University.

Philip has advised clients on numerous labor and employment issues, including FMLA & ADA compliance, Federal Wage and Hour Guidelines, and avoiding discrimination in business succession planning to many different industries including, Banking, Hospitality, Hospital/Healthcare, Charter Schools, and City Governments throughout the State. Philip also represents local and national corporations, local municipalities, and other entities across many industries in the defense of employment discrimination and wage-and-hour lawsuits, as well as administrative charges and investigations brought by employment law regulatory agencies, including the Department of Labor and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Philip presently serves on the Board of the Young Professionals Committee for the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and is the Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Subcommittee.

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment

Education

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Juris Doctor, May 2018

Louisiana State University, B.S. Accounting, May 2015

Professional Associations

Louisiana State Bar Association

Labor and Employment Subcommittee, Chair

Community Involvement

Missionaries of the Poor: Mission Trip, Kingston, Jamaica - May 2015-June 2015

Leadership Jefferson, class of 2022

Honors and Awards

Named "Ones to Watch" by Best Lawyers (2024)

Named a "Rising Star" by Louisiana Super Lawyers 2023

Order of the Coif (Paul M. Hebert Law Center)

Publications

“DOL's New Independent Contractor Rule Makes Misclassification More Likely” January 2024
“Save Money for New Year's Gym Memberships: 3 Ways to Reduce Exposure to Expensive Labor & Employment Lawsuits” December 2023
“New Year's Resolutions: Don't Fail A DOL Audit” December 2023
“EEOC Guidance on Workplace Harassment and 2023 Litigation Statistics: What Employers Need to Know” October 2023
“COVID-19 On the Rise: What Should Employers Do?” October 2023
“Employer "Dos and Don'ts": Compliance Reminders for the FMLA” August 2023
“U.S. Supreme Court Substantially Increases Employee Protections in Religious Accommodation Cases” June 2023
“Supreme Court to Rule on Workplace Religious Accommodation Requests” April 2023
“DOL's Crackdown on Child Labor Violations” March 2023
“Time is Money: Facing Wage and Hour Issues -- DOL's Clarification of Remote Worker Wage and Hour Rules” February 2023
“Time is Money: Facing Wage and Hour Issues -- Misclassifying Independent Contractors: Are You My Employee?” January 2023
“NLRB-- Employer Surveillance During Remote Work May Violate Employee Rights” 11/22/22
“How Do You Protect Your Business from a Department of Labor Audit? Do One Yourself” October 2022
“Tying Federal Contractor Hands: DOL to Require Public Identification of Employer Lawyers During Union Organizing” September 2022
“Public Employer Medical Marijuana Law” August 2022
“I'm Not Amazon, Apple, or Starbucks: Why Should I Care About Union Organizing?” July 2022
“Should It Stay or Should It Go? The U.S. Supreme Court Stays OSHA Mandate and Lifts Stay of CMS Mandate” January 2022
“Untangling the Web of Federal Vaccine Mandates in Light of Recent Court Rulings Halting the OSHA and CMS Regulations” December 2021
“‘Tis the Season for Mandatory Federal COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations: OSHA, Medicare Providers, and Federal Contractors” November 2021
“Biden's Path Out of the Pandemic: Employers Aren't Out of the Woods Yet” September 2021
“Hurricane Ida: Where to go for help?” September 2021
“All Hands on Deck: Employers Must be Cautious of Overtime Laws During Hurricane Ida Recovery” September 2021
“FEMA Critical Needs Assistance Already Hitting Louisiana Bank Accounts” September 2021
“Executives Grabbing a Mop: Salary Exempt Employees Performing Non- Exempt Work During the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida” September 2021
“The Long Road of COVID: How Employers Should Handle "Long COVID" as a Disability” August 2021
“Faith in the Vaccine: Sincerely-Held Religious Belief Exception to the COVID-19 Vaccines” August 2021
“Hospital Workers Sue Over Texas Employer's Vaccine Mandate” June 2021
“Indian Workers Allege Human Trafficking, Wage & Hour Violations by Hindu Temple” June 2021
“White Female Dog-Walker Alleges Race and Gender Discrimination, Defamation by Former Employer” May 2021
“Three Spring Cleaning Tips for Employers” May 2021
“Houston- We Have a Problem: Lessons to Learn from Elon Musk on the National Labor Relations Act and Social Media” April 2021
“President Biden's Day 1 Executive Orders and the Future for H-1B Visas” January 2021
“Congress' COVID-Relief Package Bill” January 2021
“EEOC and OSHA Guidance Regarding COVID-19” April 2020
“Department of Labor Regulations on the FFCRA: Summary” April 2020
“CARES Act Mid-Sized Business Loans: The Union Neutrality Trade-Off” April 2020
“Department of Labor: Third Round of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act” March 2020
“Department of Labor Additional Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act” March 2020
“Department of Labor Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act” March 2020
“DOL News Release on the FFCRA Leave Laws- Tax Credits & Enforcement” March 2020
“Families First Coronavirus Response Act Summary--Employer Provisions” March 2020
“The Americans with Disabilities Act: How to Handle the Troll Under the Bridge” January 2020

Presentations

Defeating Meritless Unemployment Compensation Claims, Management Update, Shreveport, November 2023
Personal Liability of Managers and Human Resource Representatives Under Workplace Laws, Management Update, Shreveport, November 2023
Surveying Significant Louisiana State Labor & Employment Laws, Management Update, Shreveport, November 2023
Unions Attempt a Come-Back - Spike In Organizing And Broadening Employee Protections In Non-Union Workplaces, Management Update, Baton Rouge, November 2023
Surveying Significant Louisiana State & Employment Laws, Management Update, Baton Rouge, November 5, 2021
Recognizing and Accommodating Medical Disabilities, Management Update, New Orleans, September 9, 2021
Update on Federal Wage & Hour Law, Management Update, New Orleans Zoom, May 6, 2021
Lessons Learned by Employers from Social Justice Movements—Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, and Rainbow Coalition, Management Update, New Orleans Zoom, January 21, 2021
Handling the Need for Medical Leaves of Absence, Including Leave for COVID-19, Management Update, November 13, 2020
Contractors’ COVID Concerns - The Anticipated Landslide of COVID Related Employment Claims, Labor and Employment for the Construction Industry, October 8, 2020
Reducing Liability for Improper Workplace Fraternization, Management Update, New Orleans Zoom, September 17, 2020
Update on New Federal Paid Sick Leave Laws, Management Update, New Orleans Zoom, May 14, 2020
Perils and Pitfalls at the Intersection of Social Media and Employment, March 13, 2020, Labor & Employment for Healthcare Industry
Immigration Issues in the Workplace, Management Update, New Orleans Zoom, January 20, 2020
Guns, Cigarettes, and Politics—Off Duty Conduct as Workplace Problems; and Wage & Hour Challenges in an Election Year, Management Update, New Orleans, January 16, 2020
Hiring and Employing Former Criminal Offenders, Management Update, Baton Rouge, November 8, 2019
Dealing with a Potential Active Shooter in the Workplace, Management Update, New Orleans, September 12, 2019
Avoiding Employment Discrimination in Business Succession Planning, Management Update, New Orleans, May 23, 2019
Current Issues and Trends Affecting Healthcare Employers, Labor & Employment for Healthcare Industry, March 14, 2019
Personal Liability for HR & Management Under Workplace Laws, Management Update, New Orleans, January 24, 2019
Complying with ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Medical Issues, LCIA Management Update Briefing, Baton Rouge, October 5, 2018
Complying with the New Federal Wage & Hour Guidelines, Management Update Briefing, New Orleans, September 12, 2018