Courtney B. Amelung
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Courtney B. Amelung
Phone: 410-843-3470
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: amelung@shawe.com
Courtney represents employers with regard to a wide range of labor and employment matters in court and before federal and state agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Department of Labor. She also prepares and revises employee handbooks, personnel policies, and employment agreements.
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Before joining Shawe Rosenthal, Courtney practiced at a regional civil litigation firm where her practice emphasized management-side employment and labor law, medical malpractice defense, and commercial and business litigation. Courtney also served as a judicial law clerk for Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Courtney graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she served as Notes and Comments Editor on the Maryland Law Review.
Practice Areas
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
- Employment, Non-Compete/Non-Solicit, Confidentiality Agreements
- Employment Audits
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
- Human Resources Advice and Counseling
- Investigations and Corporate Governance
- Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
- Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
- FMLA and ADA Leave Management
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Maryland Bar Association
Education
- University of Maryland Carey School of Law (J.D. 2014, cum laude)
- Maryland Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
- The University of Richmond (B.A. 2011 magna cum laude)
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
News
NEWS & EVENTS
Chad M. Horton won an interest arbitration case
Chad M. Horton won an interest arbitration case on behalf of an alcoholic beverage company. The arbitrator agreed with the company’s argument that the parties’ course of bargaining established that
Fiona W. Ong was quoted Law360.com article by Vin Gurrieri “4 Questions for Employers as March Madness Bounces Back”
Fiona W. Ong was quoted in a March 17, 2021 Law360.com article by Vin Gurrieri, 4 Questions for Employers as March Madness Bounces Back. (Subscription required)
Mark J. Swerdlin was a guest on the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series
Mark J. Swerdlin was a guest on the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series, Episode 231: NLRB Developments Impacting Higher Education, on March 25, 2021.
Paul D. Burgin testified before Maryland’s Senate Finance Committee
On March 4, 2021, Paul D. Burgin testified before Maryland’s Senate Finance Committee in support of legislation to revise Maryland’s Economic Stabilization Act, which was amended last year to impose
Chad Horton successfully defended an alcoholic beverage company against just cause claims
Chad M. Horton successfully defended an alcoholic beverage company against claims that it did not have just cause for disciplining an employee driver who concealed that his driver’s license had
Fiona W. Ong was quoted in an article by Vin Gurrieri “3 Employer Takeaways from the Latest Virus Relief Push”
Fiona W. Ong was quoted in an article by Vin Gurrieri, 3 Employer Takeaways from the Latest Virus Relief Push, published on March 19, 2021, on Law360.com. (Subscription required)
Darryl G. McCallum was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series
Darryl G. McCallum was a guest speaker on the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series, Episode 228: COVID-19 in the US: Vaccinations and the Workplace, on March 18, 2021.
Chad M. Horton successfully defended a lighting manufacturer against its union’s claim that it violated the CBA
Chad M. Horton successfully defended a lighting manufacturer against its union’s claim that it violated the collective-bargaining agreement’s (CBA) overtime provisions when it prohibited movement between its North and South plants
Teresa D. Teare presented a webinar, “Vaccinations in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective”
Teresa D. Teare presented a webinar, “Vaccinations in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective,” on March 25, 2021 for the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation. You may view the presentation here.