Vincent & Heard Law Offices, APLC

09/10/2023

If you suffered storm damage recently, our attorneys will be excited to assist you in getting a fair settlement! Call us today at 337-783-7777! (Actual attorneys not pictured, but the excitement is authentic)

07/08/2023

Since the beginning of Acadia, our office has kept track of not only the various records and suits that have been filed, but the costs owed by each party in every civil suit. Judicial accounting has evolved drastically...

05/19/2023

Henry in the house! Family Friday at VHLO! Have a great weekend!

04/07/2023

Very useful information regarding protective orders!

According to the Louisiana Protective Order Registry report, 237 orders for protection were entered into the state registry for 2022 alone (and that number only includes domestic, sexual assault or stalking orders). We a...

11/06/2013

http://employmentdiscrimination.foxrothschild.com/2013/10/articles/uncategorized/sexual-harassment-of-healthcare-employee-by-patient-settlement/?goback=%2Egde_3700382_member_5800639761337040899 #%21

Harassment Can Come From Anywhere We have written a lot about employer liability for sexual harassing behavior committed in the workplace not by supervisors or co-workers, but by non-employees. In short, it is immaterial who or what causes the hostile workplace – it is up to the employer to remedy…

11/06/2013

http://employmentdiscrimination.foxrothschild.com/2013/10/articles/religious-discrimination/a-womans-place-is-50-feet-from-the-oven-us-border-agent-gets-285000-to-settle-religious-and-sexual-discrimination-case/

A female border agent who was employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in northern Maine claimed that her boss and some male co-workers who were members of a fundamentalist church created a hostile work environment for her based upon her gender and religion because “they have very strong views...

10/22/2013

According to Lady Gaga, her Personal Assistant (a “hood rat" suing for money she didn’t earn) was terrifically pampered. She “slept in Egyptian cotton sheets every night, in five-star hotels, on private planes, eating caviar, partying … all night, wearing my clothes." Unfortunately for Ms. Gaga, those activities and perks probably didn't exempt her Assistant from the overtime requirements of the FLSA. (The most likely argument being the Administrative Exemption, which would require the Assistant to, among other things, exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance to the employer.)


http://nypost.com/2013/10/21/lady-gaga-settles-overtime-suit/

The Fame Monster is keeping her “Poker Face” out of court. Lady Gaga on Monday agreed to settle a Manhattan federal court lawsuit filed by her disgruntled ex-assistant Jennifer O’Neill,…

10/10/2013

http://gawker.com/thirtysomething-father-claims-he-was-fired-for-being-a-1426714513

A My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan who says he was fired from his job over his affinity for the popular animated show has sparked significant discussion concerning the legality of his alleged termination.

10/09/2013

Until very recently, it was pointless to bring same-sex harassment claims in the Fifth Circuit absent proof that the harasser was homosexual, had a gender bias, or treated males and females differently. This case was a big win for the EEOC, and for future victims of workplace bullying.

http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-30-13b.cfm

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates Same-Sex Harassment Verdict Against Boh Bros. Construction Co.