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Parker E. Thoeni was appointed to a three-year term to serve as the attorney member of a Hearing Committee for the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility. The Hearing Committee reviews and decides disciplinary cases brought by the D.C. Bar Association against attorneys.

Jordan Dunham was a speaker for a Maryland State Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law webinar, “Independent Contractor Misclassification,” on February 26, 2024. Jordan discussed the issue from the employer’s perspective, reviewing the differing standards for independent contractor v. employee status under various statutes, the U.S. Department of […]

J. Michael McGuire and Lindsey A. White spoke to the Baltimore chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel on February 27, 2024. They discussed recent developments from the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of significance to employers.

Mark J. Swerdlin assisted a major food manufacturer to win an initial union election that was then challenged before the National Labor Relations Board. The parties eventually agreed to re-run the election. The union, however, withdrew from the election on the eve of the vote, meaning that the facility will […]

Veronica Yu Welsh, Lindsey A. White and Jamie L. Salazer obtained significant sanctions against a plaintiff and her attorney in a case in the D.C. Superior Court. They discovered that the plaintiff had fabricated evidence to support her wage claim, but the plaintiff and her counsel (in the words of […]

Parker E. Thoeni and Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss in federal district court on behalf of a healthcare employer. The judge found that the plaintiff had failed to allege facts that established a plausible claim for hostile work environment or unlawful retaliation.

We are delighted to announce that Jordan Dunham has joined us as an associate. Jordan is an experienced trial attorney who has represented business clients before courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators throughout the United States in employment, labor and commercial litigation disputes. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Jordan was a […]