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Christopher E. Moore

Office Managing Shareholder || New Orleans

Shareholder || Houston

Class Action, Employment Law, Litigation, Traditional Labor Relations, Wage and Hour, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trial

Chris Moore is an advocate for employers, and has successfully defended federal and state law claims of race, sex, religious, age and disability discrimination; breach of contract, wrongful termination, retaliation, defamation, harassment, infliction of emotional distress, misrepresentation, interference with contract, whistleblower, employee benefits and abuse of right claims; state and federal wage claims; family and medical leave claims; unfair labor practices; and labor arbitrations.  He has also successfully represented employers in disputes involving non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

Chris has also represented management in union organizing campaigns, labor disputes and the defense of unfair labor practice charges.  As an advisor, Chris has prepared written employment practices, systems, forms and contracts, and has trained managers on their implementation and administration.

Class Action, Employment Law, Litigation, Traditional Labor Relations, Wage and Hour, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trial
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Chris handles litigation and advice for clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.  His clients include major oilfield services companies, retailers, medical facilities, and universities.

Education

Admission to Practice

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Tennessee State Bar Association
  • Texas State Bar Association
  • NACUA
  • SHRM
  • Fore!Kids Foundation

Speeches

Insights by Christopher E. Moore

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Is an Offshore Rig a Single Site of Employment Under WARN?

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana recently issued an important ruling for oil field employers conducting layoffs. In Voisin v. Axxis Drilling, Inc. (October 21, 2015), the court held that for the purposes of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act), each offshore rig is a single “site of employment.” Plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed multiple class actions alleging that a dispatch or administrative office from which work is assigned is a single site of employment for purposes of triggering the WARN Act. Judge Feldman’s ruling blocks that theory.

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DOL’s Recent Guidance on the “Economic Realities” Test and Effects on Independent Contractor Misclassification in the Energy Industry

Paying hot-shot drivers by the load or mile? Contracting out repair work to vehicles or machinery? Are individuals who regularly perform work integral to your business being paid through accounts payable? Have welders that you regularly call for work? Under new guidance published by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), what might be considered standard or normal practices in the energy industry could expose employers to claims and the risk of significant damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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