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Caroline E. Donze

Associate || New Orleans

Practice Groups

Employment Law

Caroline Donze was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Louisiana State University for both her undergraduate and law degrees. She received the Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing in 2018 for her law review article, “Breaking the Seal of Confession: Examining the Constitutionality of the Clergy-Penitent Privilege in Mandatory Reporting Law.” Following federal clerkships at the district and appellate levels, she is excited to pursue a career in labor and employment law.

Practice Groups

Employment Law

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Education & Admittance to Practice

Education

J.D., Louisiana State University, 2018
B.S., Louisiana State University, 2015

Admittance to Practice

Louisiana

Professional Activities & Speeches

Professional Activities

Federal Bar Association – New Orleans Chapter

Published Works

2018 - 78 La. L. Rev. - "Breaking the Seal of Confession: Examining the Constitutionality of the Clergy-Penitent Privilege in Mandatory Reporting Law"

Media Quotes

January 24, 2019 - Stateline - "Clergy Child Abuse Reporting Laws Uneven, Leave Loopholes"

Insights by Caroline E. Donze

Louisiana Workforce Commission Publishes Posters on Expanded Employee Pregnancy Accommodation Rights

Effective August 1, 2021, the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law was amended to expressly require Louisiana employers with more than 25 employees to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with limitations arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, provided that such limitations are known to the employers.

Waiter serving customers at busy restaurant.

DOL Cracks Down, and Opens Cracks, on Employers Keeping Tips

Employers will soon face stricter financial penalties for keeping their employees’ tips under a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on September 24, 2021. Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibits employers—including “managers and supervisors”—from keeping employees’ tips “for any purposes,” regardless of whether employers claim a tip credit.

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