E. Fredrick Preis, Jr.

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment

Education

Healthcare

Gaming

Hotels and Leisure

Associations and Nonprofits

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Banking & Finance

Civil Rights Litigation and Governmental Entity Defense

Government Contracts

Career

Fred Preis in the New Orleans office where he is a senior member of the labor and employment law section. Prior to serving as an officer in the United States Army, Fred earned both his undergraduate degree in business and his law degree from Louisiana State University. He has been representing management in labor law and employee relations matters throughout the United States for more than 30 years.

As both a trial lawyer handling trials and administrative charges in numerous states and as an advisor, Fred has served as lead labor counsel for Fortune 500 companies, as well as trade associations and employers in numerous mid-sized and small industries and businesses throughout the United States. He is sought after as a speaker and known as an innovator in the development of employee relations programs and has testified before the State legislature on a number of occasions. He has also been interviewed and used as a source by the Wall Street Journal. Fred is past Chairman of both the Louisiana and New Orleans Bar Association Labor Law Sections. He is a member of the Board of Editors for The Corporate Counselor, a national newsletter. Fred was selected by City Business Newspaper for the Legal Hall of Fame and has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine, and the New Orleans Magazine as one of the outstanding lawyers in the field of labor and employment law. He has repeatedly been named as one of America’s leading labor and employment lawyers by the well-respected news publication, Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Louisiana.

Active in many business and civic endeavors, Fred is Chairman Emeritus of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, former Chairman of the Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) which functions as the State Chamber of Commerce. Fred serves as Chairman of the Jefferson Business Council and as Chairman of the Louisiana Right to Work Committee and has completed terms as Chairman of the American Red Cross Southeastern Louisiana Division and President of the Louisiana Liaison Group of Federal Government Contractors. He was also Chairman of the National Legal Committee for Leading Age Long Term Care Association and continues as a long-time member of the National Committee.

Fred has also served as President of Willow Wood/Woldenburg Home for the Aged, President of the Louisiana Hospital Association Society of Hospital Attorneys, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries, and as a member of the Board of Directors of GNO, Inc., CBNO/MAC, World Trade Center, and the Rotary Club where he is a Paul Harris fellow.

Fred has written numerous scholarly articles on employment law, which have appeared in publications such as the Loyola Law Review, The Corporate Counselor, Employee Relations Law Journal, CityBusiness, and the Louisiana State Bar Journal. He also is a contributing editor to The Developing Labor Law book published by the American Bar Association.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Member of the Developing Labor Law Board of Editors

American Red Cross Southeast Louisiana Chapter, Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Chair of Nominating Committee

Council for a Better Louisiana - 2010 Leadership Louisiana

GNO, Inc., Board of Directors

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Past Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Political Action Committee, Immediate Past Chairman, Past secretary of the Board of Directors and Current Board Member

Jefferson Business Council Executive Board for 2019

Jefferson Business Council Member, 2017-Present

Jefferson Business Council (Chairman 2024)

Leading Age Non-Profit Long Term Care Association National Legal Committee, Chair, (2016-2017)

Leading Age Compliance & Business Ethics Advisory Group, Member, 2017

Leading Age Nursing Home Advisory Group, Member, 2017

Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, immediate past Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors; Louisiana Right to Work Committee's Board of Directors and Vice President

Louisiana Hospital Association, Past President of Society of Hospital Attorneys

Louisiana State Bar Association, Past Chairman; Labor Law Section, Vice-Chair Labor Law Specialization Advisory Commission, 2016

National Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys, Charter Member

New Orleans Bar Association, Past Chairman - Labor Law Section

New Orleans Chamber Foundation, Treasurer

New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman of the Board of Directors

New Orleans, Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau , Served 3 terms as member of Board of Directors

Rotary Club of New Orleans, Past Member of the Board of Directors, Paul Harris Fellow and Member of the Board of Directors of New Orleans Rotary Foundation

Louisiana Liaison Group State Association of Federal Government Contractors, Past President

Publications

“2026 Tax Changes on Tips, Overtime, and Meals”, February 2026

“NLRB Increases Early-Stage Scrutiny of Unfair Labor Practice Charges Hopefully Reducing Baseless Charges”, February 2026

“EEOC Rescinds Biden-Era Transgender Anti-Harassment Guidance”, January 2026

“NLRB Operations Resume After Swearing-In Delay”, January 2026

“NLRB Quorum Restored: New Year May Bring New NLRB Decisions”, December 2025

“IRS Issues New Guidance on "No Tax on Tips" and "No Tax on Overtime" Provisions”, November 2025

“EEOC Signals Increased Focus on Religious Discrimination Cases”, October 2025

“Employee Social Media Posts After Charlie Kirks Death: Legal Considerations for Employers”, September 2025

“Tax-Free Wages? Why Employers Should Pay Attention”, September 2025

“Weeding Out: Marijuana Reform under Trump”, September 2025

“Abortion Not Covered Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Federal Judge Rules”, August 2025

“Louisiana Gets Stricter on Job Search Requirements for Unemployment Benefits”, August 2025

“Beyond the Jersey: Managing NIL in the Workplace”, July 2025

“Don't Skip the Dialogue: Why the ADA's Interactive Process Is a Legal and Strategic Must”, July 2025

“Don't Sweat It—Yet: Getting Ahead of OSHA's Heat Rules”, June 2025

“Department of Labor Seeks to Pause its Litigation over Biden-Era Wage and Hour Overtime Rule: What Employers Need to Know”, April 2025

“Weeding Out: The Clouded Path of President Trump's Cannabis Stance”, March 2025

“Navigating Affirmative Action: Compliance After the Repeal of Executive Order 11246”, March 2025

“Federal Court Block's White House DEI Executive Orders: Key Takeaways for Employers”, February 2025

“Construction Firms Triumph in Challenge to Union Contract Rule”, January 2025

“Trump's Executive Order Ends Diversity and Affirmative Action Programs”, January 2025

“An ICE-Y Time of Year: I-9 Audits Likely to Increase”, December 2024

“Hush, Employers, Don't Say a Word: NLRB Ends Captive Audience Meetings”, November 2024

“Federal Court Rules Salary Threshold Hike for White Collar Overtime Exemptions Won't Ring in the New Year”, November 2024

“Not Just Chit-Chat: When Employers' Words Backfire as Opposition to Unions”, October 2024

“Political Discussions at Work: Between a Ballot Box and a Hard Place”, October 2024

“Weeding Out: Discrimination Complaints Against the Cannabis Industry”, September 2024

“Despite Supreme Court's Reduction in Agency Authority, Federal Appeals Court Over Louisiana Upholds DOL's Authority to Regulate Salary Threshold for FLSA Exemptions”, September 2024

“Louisiana Legislature Updates How to Handle Commissions, Incentive Pay, and Bonuses”, August 2024

“Weeding Out: Marijuana's Blazing Trail from a Schedule I to a Schedule III Drug”, May 2024

“Stranger Danger: OSHA's New Rule Permits Enigmatic Third Wheel at Inspections”, April 2024

“No Permits, Just Guns - at Work? (Oh My!)”, March 2024

“Beyond Dress Code: BLM Insignia as Protected Concerted Activity at Work”, March 2024

“Weeding Out: Stoners at Work”, January 2024

“DOL's New Independent Contractor Rule Makes Misclassification More Likely”, January 2024

“Save Money for New Year's Gym Memberships: 3 Ways to Reduce Exposure to Expensive Labor & Employment Lawsuits”, December 2023

“New Year's Resolutions: Don't Fail A DOL Audit”, December 2023

“EEOC Guidance on Workplace Harassment and 2023 Litigation Statistics: What Employers Need to Know”, October 2023

“COVID-19 On the Rise: What Should Employers Do?”, October 2023

“Harassment Redefined: EEOC's Progressive Approach to Workplace Harassment”, October 2023

“Employer "Dos and Don'ts": Compliance Reminders for the FMLA”, August 2023

“U.S. Supreme Court Substantially Increases Employee Protections in Religious Accommodation Cases”, June 2023

“EEOC's "Algorithm" for AI in the Workplace”, June 2021

“Supreme Court to Rule on Workplace Religious Accommodation Requests”, April 2023

“DOL's Crackdown on Child Labor Violations”, March 2023

“Weeding Out: Drug Testing Woes for Unionized Workplaces”, March 2023

“Time is Money: Facing Wage and Hour Issues -- DOL's Clarification of Remote Worker Wage and Hour Rules”, February 2023

“NLRB-- Employer Surveillance During Remote Work May Violate Employee Rights”, 11/22/22

“How Do You Protect Your Business from a Department of Labor Audit? Do One Yourself”, October 2022

“Tying Federal Contractor Hands: DOL to Require Public Identification of Employer Lawyers During Union Organizing”, September 2022

“Public Employer Medical Marijuana Law”, August 2022

“I'm Not Amazon, Apple, or Starbucks: Why Should I Care About Union Organizing?”, July 2022

“Should It Stay or Should It Go? The U.S. Supreme Court Stays OSHA Mandate and Lifts Stay of CMS Mandate”, January 2022

“‘Tis the Season for Mandatory Federal COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations: OSHA, Medicare Providers, and Federal Contractors”, November 2021

Education

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