Fiona W. Ong

ATTORNEYS

Phone: 410-843-3471
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: [email protected]

Fiona W. Ong defends employers in the areas of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and wage/hour regulation, both in court and before federal and state agencies. She also provides advice to managers and human resources on a wide variety of personnel matters, and conducts training on harassment, reasonable accommodations, and other issues for both supervisors and employees. She prepares employee handbooks and personnel policies. She assists government contractors in complying with affirmative action obligations.

Fiona serves as General Counsel to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Chamber’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Fiona also co-chairs the Maryland Chamber’s Employment Issues Committee, and has testified before the General Assembly regarding various employment bills. She has presented at the local and national level, including the annual conference of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Maryland State Bar Association, as well as the Maryland Chamber of Commerce’s Employment Law Conference.

Fiona is the primary author of “Chambers Global Practice Guide – Employment – U.S. Trends and Developments” and “Chambers USA Regional Practice Guide – Employment – Maryland,” as well as the USA chapter for the Legal 500’s “Employment & Labour Law Country Comparative Guide” and Lexology’s “Employment USA 2022 – Maryland.” She is also the editor for the “Maryland Human Resources Manual,” a publication of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and HRSimple.com. In addition, she has co-authored a number of articles for the Matthew Bender monthly “Labor and Employment Law Bulletin.” She was the revisions editor for “The Employment Law Deskbook” and “Labor and Employment Law Volume 10 General Employment Issues” published by Matthew Bender.

Before entering private practice, Fiona served as a law clerk to the Honorable Mary J. Mullarkey of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Practice Areas

Accommodations – Disability and Religion
Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
Employment Agreements and Restrictive Covenants
FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Leave Management
Human Resources Advice and Counsel
Independent Contractor Issues
Investigations and Corporate Governance
Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
Training
Wage and Hour Compliance

Honors

Chambers USA, 2017-present
Best Lawyers, 2020-present
Super Lawyers, 2015-present
Acritas Star, 2017
Lexology’s “Legal Influencer” in U.S. Labor and Employment 2018 Q4, 2019 Q2-4, 2020 Q1-4, 2021 Q1-4, 2022 Q1-4, 2023 Q1
Recipient, NAPABA Best Under 40 Award

Memberships

Maryland Chambers of Commerce
- General Counsel and Executive Committee Member
- Co-Chair, Employment Issues Committee
American Bar Association
- Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law
Maryland State Bar Association
National Asian-Pacific American Bar Association
Society for Human Resources Management