Greg Guidry

Shareholder | Lafayette, New Orleans

Greg Guidry is a shareholder in the Lafayette, Louisiana office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., a satellite office of the firm’s New Orleans office. For more than 40 years, Greg has successfully represented management (both private and public sector) in all aspects of labor and employment law, including advice and counsel, union avoidance, collective bargaining, litigation (including class actions), and manager training. He represents clients, including non-profit organizations, domestically and abroad across a wide range of industries, such as healthcare, construction, energy, manufacturing, staffing, retail, and hospitality.

Greg is active in numerous business and professional associations, including the Society of Human Resource Management and its local chapter, ASHRM, for which he currently serves as director of governmental affairs. Greg is the past Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law and acts as permanent chair of its annual employment law seminar. He also serves as a management representative on several committees of the American Bar Association’s Section on Labor and Employment Law.

Greg was recently selected to serve on the Employment Law Committee for the Louisiana State Law Institute. He is also President of the Management Labor & Employment Roundtable, a national association of labor and employment lawyers and other professionals representing management in labor and employment law matters.

In 2000, Greg was inducted as a fellow into the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers in recognition of his numerous contributions to the field of labor and employment law. He is one of only 18 lawyers in Louisiana to have received this honor. He has also contributed to several national books on labor and employment law matters.

Greg has been nominated numerous times by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America publication: Lawyer of the Year for Labor Law – Management (2014), Baton Rouge Region; Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law – Management (2019), New Orleans Region; Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Labor, and for Employment – Management (2021), New Orleans Region; and Lawyer of the Year for Labor Law – Management (2022), New Orleans Region. Greg has also been recognized as a Louisiana Super Lawyer in the field of labor and employment law. He is licensed in Louisiana and Texas.

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Labor Law Solutions – “Knock, Knock, Who’s There? OSHA and Third-Party Representatives” – New Orleans – December 5, 2024
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Independent Contractor Conundrums: Navigating the Ever-Changing Rules and Standards” – Washington, D.C. – May 2, 2024
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “The Ever-Changing Arena of Independent Contractor Classification and Misclassification” – San Diego – May 11, 2023
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Growing Storm Clouds for the Use of Independent Contractors” – Amelia Island – November 12, 2021
Workplace Strategies Seminar – “A Declaration Against Independents?” – Austin – June 24, 2021
Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “20/20 Vision—A Look Ahead to 2020 and the Top Challenges for In-House Counsel” – New Orleans – November 14, 2019
American Pipeline Contractors Association Mid-Year Meeting – “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law” – Nashville – October 4, 2019
Acadiana Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference – “Faux Pas! The Biggest Mistakes Employers (and HR Pros) Make” – Lafayette – September 10, 2019
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “The Independent Contractor Classification Gamble: Long Shot or Sure Thing?” – Las Vegas – May 3, 2019
Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium (LEAP) – “Wage and Hour Update 2019” – Las Vegas – April 5, 2019
American Pipeline Contractors Association Annual Convention – “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law” – Key Largo – April 2, 2019
Business Management Daily Webinar – “Independent Contractor Workshop” – March 28, 2019
Acadian Society for Human Resource Management – “Recent Developments In Labor and Employment Law” – Lafayette – February 13, 2019
Acadiana Society of Human Resource Management – “Employee Handbooks: Legal Issues and Best Practices” – Lafayette – January 22, 2019
Acadiana Society for Human Resource Management – “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law” – Lafayette – February 14, 2018
Business Management Daily Webinar – “Independent Contractor Workshop: How to Comply and Avoid the IRS/DOL Crackdown” – October 26, 2017
Workshop Co-Sponsored by Acadiana Society for Human Resources Management (ASHRM) and Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE) – “Hot Issues in Labor & Employment Law in the Energy Industry: A Survival Kit” – Lafayette – October 25, 2017
American Pipeline Contractors Association (APCA) Mid Year Meeting – “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law” – New Orleans – October 13, 2017
Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Misclassification Misdeeds: Practical Advice for Avoiding Claims” – San Diego – May 4, 2017
Acadiana Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) – “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law” – Lafayette – April 12, 2017
Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium – “Wage-ing War: Overtime and Other Wage and Hour Issues” – Las Vegas – March 30, 2017
American Pipeline Contractors Association Annual Convention – “Impact of the Trump Election on Labor & Employment Law” – Aruba – March 7, 2017
National Business Institute, Advanced Employment Law Seminar – “Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law” – Lafayette – December 7, 2016
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry – “Overtime Overhaul: Preparing for the New Rule” – Baton Rouge – September 20, 2016
Guest Lecturer at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Management 365 Class – “An Overview of Federal and Louisiana Employment Laws” – Lafayette – September 13, 2016
Louisiana Nursing Home Association Annual Convention – “The Attack Against Health Care Employers Continues: Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law” – Lafayette – September 8, 2016
Louisiana State Bar Association Employment Law Update 2016 – “The Department of Labor’s New Persuader Regulations: Ethical Issues for Labor and Employment Attorneys?” – New Orleans – August 19, 2016
Acadiana Society for Human Resource Management (ASHRM) (panelist) – “Coffee Talk Workshop—Ready or Not: FLSA Overtime Regulations Are Final” – Lafayette – June 15, 2016
American Pipeline Contractors Association Webinar – “The Final Overtime Regulations: What the New Minimum Salary Requirements Mean for Employers” – June 14, 2016
Imperial Calcasieu Human Resources Management Association 2016 HR Conference – “The Attack on Employers Continues: Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law” – Lake Charles – May 13, 2016
Louisiana Society for Human Resource Management (LASHRM), Annual Conference on Human Resources – “Independent Contractors—Are There Any?” – Lafayette – April 8, 2016
Acadiana Society for Human Resources Management – “The Attack Continues: Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law” – Lafayette – February 11, 2016
Business Management Daily Webinar – “Independent Contractor Workshop: How to Comply and Avoid the IRS/DOL Crackdown” – November 18, 2015
Webinar Sponsored by Business Management Daily – “Independent Contractor Workshop: How to Comply and Avoid the IRS/DOL Crackdown” – November 18, 2015
Nonprofits of Acadiana Lunch and Learn Seminar – “HR Best Practices” – Lafayette – November 16, 2015
Louisiana Nursing Home Association – “The Attack Continues: Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law” – New Orleans – September 22, 2015
ASHRM Workshop – “Wage and Hour Traps: Old and New” – Lafayette – June 18, 2015
ICHRMA 2015 HR Conference – “Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law” – Lake Charles – May 8, 2015
Association of General Counsel Jazz Fest Seminar – “Wage and Hour Traps: Old and New” – New Orleans – April 29, 2015
LEAP/MLER Conference – “Wage and Hour Law: Regulatory Update and Protecting Against Class Action Lawsuits” – Las Vegas – April 9, 2015
LSU Law School – “Labor and Employment Law Update” – Baton Rouge – March 6, 2015
Sterling Education Services – “Conducting Effective and Legal Terminations” – Lafayette – December 2, 2014
Louisiana Nursing Home Association – “Recent Developments in Labor & Employment Law” – New Orleans – September 26, 2014
Society of Louisiana CPA Business and Industry Conference – “Wage and Hour Traps: Old and New” – New Orleans – August 15, 2014
Louisiana Clerk of Court Institute – “Social Media in the Workplace” – Lafayette – August 13, 2014
Lorman Education Services – “Training for Supervisors: How to Limit Liability for Employment Issues in Louisiana” – Scott – May 1, 2014
Lorman Education Services – “Effective Investigations in Employee Discipline and Termination Situations” – Scott – March 27, 2014
Louisiana Library Association – “Employment Law Update” – Lafayette – March 27, 2014
University of Louisiana at Lafayette – “Legal Update on Employment Law” – Lafayette – March 21, 2014
Louisiana State Bar Association – “Crossing the Line in 2013: Update on Workplace Harassment Law” – New York – November 23, 2013