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Mark J. Swerdlin and Parker E. Thoeni won a motion to dismiss in federal district court for a transportation company.  The plaintiffs had alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, and the Maryland Wage and Hour Law.

Darryl G. McCallum won a motion to dismiss the Plaintiff’s complaint in federal district court for a transportation company. The Plaintiff, a union member, had sued for wrongful termination after rejecting a settlement of his grievance under the grievance and arbitration procedure in the collective bargaining agreement.  The court, however, […]

On February 3, 2015, Shelby Skeabeck testified before the Senate Finance Committee of the Maryland General Assembly on behalf of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.  Shelby provided testimony in opposition to proposed legislation mandating paid sick leave, focusing on the cost to and burdens on employers, as well as the […]

On April 30, 2015, Liz Torphy-Donzella and Teresa Teare presented a webinar, “Conducting Legally Compliant Employment Background Checks,” on behalf of hrsimple.com, the publisher of the Maryland Human Resources Manual, which is edited by Fiona Ong of Shawe Rosenthal.  Liz and Teresa kicked off hrsimple.com’s new webinar series by discussing […]