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
We are delighted to announce that all of our partners were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022, an extremely rare accomplishment
Bruce S. Harrison, Eric Hemmendinger, Darryl G. McCallum, J. Michael McGuire, Fiona W. Ong, Stephen D. Shawe, Gary L. Simpler, Mark J. Swerdlin, Teresa D. Teare, Parker E. Thoeni, Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella
Chad M. Horton was a speaker for the Employment Law Alliance’s August 12, 2021 webinar, “Challenging Health and Safety Issues in a Unionized Environment.”
The presentation addressed what employers can do to keep pace with rapid changes in health and safety when bargaining and administering labor agreements in an organized workplace. The webinar recording
Parker E. Thoeni was named a co-leader for the Employment Law Alliance’s Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants group
ELA is a global alliance of preeminent labor and employment firms, of which Shawe Rosenthal is the Maryland member.
Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss for a private medical practice
Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss for a private medical practice that was being sued for discrimination. The court agreed that the plaintiff had failed to state a
Chad M. Horton won an arbitration for an alcoholic beverage company
The arbitrator agreed that the Company discharged an employee for cause who lied during the Company’s contact tracing investigation following his positive COVID test result.
J. Michael McGuire won an arbitration for an energy company
The union alleged that the company had violated the collective bargaining agreement when it began pro-rating the annual incentive payment for employees who were not actively at work. The arbitrator
Chad M. Horton Was A Guest Speaker For An Employment Law Alliance Podcast
Chad M. Horton was a guest speaker for the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series, Episode 284: Safety Measures and Mandatory Vaccines in a Unionized Environment. The podcast can be accessed
Parker Thoeni and Lindsey White authored “Employer Mandatory Vaccination Policies in the Time of COVID-19: Practical Considerations for Employers, Particularly Those in Healthcare”
Parker E. Thoeni and Lindsey A. White authored “Employer Mandatory Vaccination Policies in the Time of COVID-19: Practical Considerations for Employers, Particularly Those in Healthcare,” which was published in the
Webinar: “The ‘New Normal’ of Remote Work? What Employers Need to Know” presented by Fiona Ong and Parker Thoeni
The “New Normal” of Remote Work? What Employers Need to Know.” On July 21, 2021, Fiona W. Ong and Parker E. Thoeni presented this webinar on behalf of hrsimple.com, the