Brian Carnie is a partner in the Shreveport office of Kean Miller and practices in the labor and employment group. He represents employers of all sizes in the private and public sectors. Brian dedicates his practice exclusively to the representation of management's interests in virtually all aspects of labor and employment law, including the defense of wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, workplace tort, breach of contract, FMLA, and OSHA whistleblower claims in federal and state courts, and before administrative agencies. Brian prepares, litigates and defends non-compete agreements and other restrictive covenants for his clients. He has extensive experience in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), collective wage and hour cases, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access cases, otherwise known as "drive-by" or "google" lawsuits. In addition to his litigation practice, Brian guides employers through complex disability and leave issues, sexual harassment investigations, workforce reorganizations/layoffs, wage and hour investigations, and worker misclassification and I-9 audits. He routinely represents management in collective bargaining, union grievances, arbitrations, and provides businesses with effective union avoidance strategies.
Brian also helps employers understand and comply with the ever-changing rules and regulations under the Affordable Care Act, including practical guidance on employer responsibilities, compliance and testing, reporting/notice requirements, and representation of employers who challenge the new IRS ACA penalty notices and appeals of demands for payment.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Illinois
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- Louisiana
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- Texas
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- 5th Circuit
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- United States District Court for the Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, Northern District of Illinois, and Northern District of Florida
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- English
- Partner
- Kean Miller LLP
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- Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC
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- Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal
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- Senior Associate
- Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP
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- Fox & Grove
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- Kessler, Smith & Powen
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- J.D. (1995)
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- Northern Illinois University
- B.S. (1992)
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- Texas State Bar Association
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- Louisiana State Bar Association
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- Shreveport Bar Association
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- Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court
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- Northwest Louisiana Society of Human Resource Management
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- To Be or Not To Be Exempt (the 2019 Proposed OT Rule)
- Louisiana Law Blog
- Op-Ed: IRS continues efforts to collect ACA penalties from non-compliant employers
- New Orleans CityBusiness
- IRS Continues to Ramp Up Efforts to Collect ACA Penalties from Non-Compliant Employers
- Louisiana Law Blog
- Lawsuit Claiming that Employer Sought to Evade Obamacare Costs Leads to $7.4 Million Class Action Settlement
- Louisiana Law Blog
- ADA Access:
- Louisiana Law Blog
- Trumpcare and Other Legal Developments in the First 200 Days, Centenary College of Louisiana
- August 2017
