Charles Joseph Stiegler
Stiegler Law Firm LLC
Charles Stiegler is an experienced labor and employment attorney who has fought cases involving allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and unpaid wages in state and federal courts throughout the country. After graduating with honors from LSU law school, Mr. Stiegler worked for high-end law firms based in Silicon Valley and New York City before starting his own practice here in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He specializes his practice in claims of unpaid overtime, unpaid wages, and unpaid commissions, but also practices in all other aspects of employment law including non-compete agreements, trade secret claims, False Claims Act lawsuits, and claims involving workplace discrimination or harassment. Mr. Stiegler is a former clerk to the Hon. Jeanette Theriot Knoll (ret.) of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and also practices appellate law including writs and briefs to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Mr. Stiegler is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in the states of Louisiana and California, and has appeared pro hac vice in courts in New York, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and Ohio.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- California
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- Louisiana
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- 9th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Proskauer Rose
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- Attorney in nation's leading Labor & Employment Department, with particular emphasis in complex Class & Collective Action practice
- Law Clerk
- Louisiana Supreme Court
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- Law Clerk for Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll
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- Gorman & Miller, P.C.
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- Attorney for AV-rated law firm in Silicon Valley, with an emphasis in business disputes and franchisor/franchisee relations.
- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- J.D. (2006)
- Honors: Order of the Coif
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- Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
- B.A. (2003) | English Literature; History
- Honors: Summa cum laude
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- Rising Star - Labor and Employment
- Super Lawyers
- Rising Star - Labor and Employment
- Super Lawyers
- Golden Gavel
- Proskauer Rose
- Rising Star - Labor and Employment
- Super Lawyers
- Federal Bar Association
- Member
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Louisiana State Bar Association # 33456
- Member
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- California State Bar # 245973
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- Developments in Employment Law and Social Media
- The Business Lawyer
- The Precedential Effect of Unpublished Judicial Opinions Under Louisiana Law
- Loyola (New Orleans) Law Review
- Offering Monetary Rewards to Public Whistleblowers: A Proposal for Attacking Corruption at Its Source
- Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law
- Human Resources Law: What You Need to Know Now, Baton Rouge, LA
- National Business Institute
- DOL’s Final Overtime Exemption Rule, BLR Hot Topic Master Class, New Orleans, LA
- BLR
- Human Resources Issues, Local Government Law - What Attorneys Need to Know, New Orleans, LA
- National Business Institute
- Handling Email, Social Media And Other Electronically Stored Information, The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit, New Orleans, LA
- National Business Institute
- Website
- Stiegler Law Firm Website
- Q. I work for a home health Agency. that pays cash is it legal for her to not pay me over time an make me work 48hr straigh
- A: In almost all cases, businesses must pay hourly employees overtime - time and a half - for hours worked over 40 in one workweek. This applies to home health agencies as well.
However, there are some exceptions. You should contact a local labor and employment attorney for more details and to find out if you have a good case.
- Q. How long does an employer have to pay you expenses owed if you are getting paid per diem?
- A: There is not necessarily a set answer to this. Per diem pay / expense reimbursement can be tricky, and depends on the specific employment policy or agreement in place. They can also interact with overtime laws in complicated ways. I would suggest reaching out to a local employment attorney for more information.
- Q. If employer owns 2 stores do they have to pay overtime if splitting time between & 2 different checks?
- A: It is very likely that this is a legal violation which would allow you to recover lost wages and penalties, but I would need a few more facts to know for sure. We've represented workers in similar cases with good results. Feel free to email or call for more information.
