Chelsea Gomez Caswell

Chelsea Gomez Caswell is an associate in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2013 and practices in the labor and employment and litigation groups. She represents employers in a variety of labor and employment matters in state and federal courts and before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights (LCHR), including EEOC charges; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation; litigation of disputes related to non-competition agreements; and wage and hour claims. Chelsea assists clients with employee handbooks, company policies, employment contracts, and in day-to-day counseling. She has extensive experience representing companies in the energy and petrochemical sectors. In addition to her labor and employment experience, Chelsea also represents clients in general litigation matters, such as premises liability, contract disputes, unfair trade practice litigation, and package litigation.

Chelsea earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 2009. She earned her J.D, cum laude, from the LSU Law Center in 2013. Chelsea was Graduate Editor for the Journal of Civil Law Studies and Executive Vice President of External Competitions for the Moot Court Board.

Louisiana

Since 2013

5th Circuit

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Attorney

Kean Miller LLP

2013 - Current

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University

J.D.

Honors: cum laude

Louisiana State University

B.A.

Honors: summa cum laude

Baton Rouge Bar Association

Member

Current

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Back on Track? DOL's Information Requests Suggest Changes to Overtime Exemptions May Be on the Horizon, Louisiana Law Blog, July 26, 2017

Definition of Spouse in Limbo Under the FMLA, Louisiana Law Blog, March 27, 2015.

The NLRB's Fluctuating Joint Employer Standard, Louisiana Law Blog, June 8, 2018

Financial Dealings with Employees: Loans, Losses, and Garnishments, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar and 42nd Annual Louisiana Municipal Clerks Institute, October 2017

HR Legal and Ethical Responsibilities in the Workplace, Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations, April 2018

A Refresher on Assessing Performance and the Discipline and Termination of Employees, Kean Miller Labor and Employment Seminar

Kean Miller LLP

Co-Presenter. October 2014.