Craig Watson

Background

About Craig Watson

Mr. Watson is a partner in the Metairie office and has been with the firm since 2005. He primarily practices in the areas of labor and employment law, and governmental, municipal, and law enforcement liability. He provides a wide variety of consultation and litigation services to private employers, Boards and Commissions, political subdivisions, and State entities. His expertise includes policy advice and litigation assistance that address federal, state, and local protections in the areas of hiring and recruitment practices, background and drug screening, employment contracts, restrictive covenants (e.g, non-competition agreements), wage and hour regulations (e.g, DOL, FLSA), leave laws (e.g, FMLA, disability accommodation, discrimination, harassment and retaliation (e.g, Title VII, Title IX, ADEA, 42 U.S.C. §1981), concerted activity (e.g, NLRA), problem resolution, discipline, separation, severance agreements, whistleblower actions, and defamation claims. He regularly practices before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Civil Service Commissions, and State and Federal district and appellate courts.