Parker E. Thoeni
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Parker E. Thoeni
Phone: 410-843-3466
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: thoeni@shawe.com
Parker Thoeni represents management in employment litigation in state and federal courts, and in administrative proceedings before federal, state, and local administrative bodies. Parker also provides advice and counsel to employers regarding personnel matters.
Parker litigates a broad range of labor and employment disputes; he focuses the majority of his time on litigation involving employee mobility (common law tortious interference and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements), confidentiality agreements and trade secrets, as well as wage and hour class and collective actions. Parker advises clients on all aspects of the employment relationship, including employee leave, reasonable accommodations, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, wages and hours, restrictive covenants, executive employment agreements, misappropriation of confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information, and development of personnel policies. Parker routinely oversees and conducts internal investigations and provides both management and employee training on a variety of labor and employment laws. Parker is certified by the D.C. Office of Human Rights to provide sexual harassment training, as required by the D.C. Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018. Parker has been a frequent speaker on medical marijuana in the workplace, as well as LGBTQ workplace rights. Parker represents employers in a variety of industries, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, construction, professional services, food services, and manufacturing.
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Before joining Shawe Rosenthal, Parker worked for a national labor and employment law firm. Parker began his career with the federal government representing management in labor and employment disputes.
Parker received his B.A. in Mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College and his J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, cum laude, where he was an editor of the Business Law Brief, a member of the Moot Court Honor Society Executive Board, and the Director of the National High School Moot Court Competition.
Practice Areas
- Unfair Competition, Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Litigation
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
- Employment Litigation, including complex Class and Collective Actions
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
- FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Leave Management
- Whistleblower Actions
- Human Resources Advice and Counseling
- Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
- Grievance and Labor Arbitration
Honors
- Chambers and Partners (Up and Coming), 2020
- Best Lawyers (Litigation- Labor and Employment), 2020
- Super Lawyers (Rising Stars), 2016-2018
- Department of Justice Public Service Award, 2012
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
Education
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
- Franklin and Marshall College, B.A., 2005
Bar Admissions
- Maryland and District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
News
NEWS
Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys Author Maryland Chapter of Lexology's "Employment: North America" Guide
Parker E. Thoeni was featured in an episode of the podcast, Latte with a Lawyer
Parker Thoeni spoke at an Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington on wage theft laws
Parker E. Thoeni Authored A Practice Point For the American Bar Association
Parker Thoeni Will Be A Speaker At A Manufacturing Workforce Innovation Conference
Parker E. Thoeni Presented A Session For The Employment Law Alliance
Webinar: Maryland’s New Employment Laws 2022 Guidance on Employer Compliance
Parker E. Thoeni Will Present A Session For The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
Parker E. Thoeni Quoted in Law 360 Article Regarding CMS Vaccine Rule
Best Lawyers in America© Honors Shawe Rosenthal
All Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers©
Parker E. Thoeni and Courtney B. Amelung won a motion to dismiss
Shawe Rosenthal Authored the Maryland chapter of Lexology's “Employment: North America” Guide
Best Lawyers in America© Includes Eleven Shawe Rosenthal LLP Partners In Its Inaugural 2021 Edition
Parker E. Thoeni Was A Guest Speaker For An Employment Law Alliance Podcast
Teresa D. Teare presented a webinar, “Vaccinations in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective”
Best Lawyers Honors Shawe Rosenthal
Best Lawyers Honors Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys
Parker Thoeni to Present at LifeSpan Network's Annual Conference
Parker E. Thoeni and Lindsey A. White Won a Dismissal
Complimentary Webinar – Transgender Issues in the Workplace
Victory – Teresa Teare and Parker Thoeni Win Dismissal of Case
Mark Swerdlin and Parker Thoeni Win Dismissal of Federal Discrimination Case
hrsimple.com Webinar – “Marijuana in the Workplace.”
Super Lawyers Recognizes Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys
Article – "Is Setting Pay Based on Prior Salary the Same as Setting Pay Based on Sex?"
Victory - Parker E. Thoeni Won a Case for a Manufacturing Client in Federal Court
Webinar – "Managing Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases in the Workplace."
News – Update on Persuader Lawsuit
Article – "Trump DOL Asks For More Time In Persuader Rule Cases"
Victory. Mark J. Swerdlin and Parker E. Thoeni won a motion to dismiss on behalf of a credit union
Nine S&R Attorneys selected for Super Lawyers Annual List
Shawe Rosenthal and Seven of Our Individual Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Making Sure Employment Decisions Comply with the Law.
Mark Swerdlin and Parker Thoeni Won A Motion to Dismiss on Behalf of Transportation Company
Publications
FTC Proposes Near-Total Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
Gender Dysphoria Constitutes a Disability Under the ADA, According to the Fourth Circuit
D.C. Eases Off Its Proposed Non-Compete Ban
TOP TIP: Non-Competes in the Context of the Sale of a Business
Where All the Federal Vaccine and Other COVID Mandates Stand Now
CMS Issues COVID-19 Rule Requiring Vaccination of Healthcare Staff
D.C. Bans (Almost All) Non-Compete Agreements
New York Court Vacates Portion of DOL’s Joint Employer Rule
NLRB Catches Up To The #MeToo and #BLM Movements
NLRB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Joint Employment- “We Reject Maintaining the Status Quo”
Court Finds DOL’s New Persuader Rule “Flawed”
Article – “Is Setting Pay Based on Prior Salary the Same as Setting Pay Based on Sex?”
Don’t Access My Emails And Tell Me It’s Legal
We Sued the Department of Labor, and Now It Has Backtracked on the Persuader Rule
NEWS & EVENTS
J. Michael McGuire won an Arbitration in connection with an Employer’s Annual Medical Insurance Contribution
J. Michael McGuire represented one of the largest independent power producers in the nation in a labor arbitration over the amount of the Employer’s annual medical insurance contributions for 2022.
Parker Thoeni Will Be A Panelist for the Employment Law Alliance’s “United States Employment Law Year in Review”
Parker E. Thoeni will be a panelist for the Employment Law Alliance’s “United States Employment Law Year in Review,” reviewing major developments of interest to employers from this past year.
Webinar: Employment Law Issues Arising from the Pandemic & Managing a Remote Workforce
It has been over two years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. While there are certain aspects of the pandemic that we hope to leave behind, others are here
Mark Swerdlin and Courtney Amelung won a motion to dismiss several claims against a healthcare employer in a federal lawsuit brought by a former employee
Mark Swerdlin and Courtney Amelung won a motion to dismiss several claims against a healthcare employer in a federal lawsuit brought by a former employee. Mark and Courtney successfully argued
Teresa Teare and Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss on behalf of a healthcare employer
Teresa Teare and Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss on behalf of a healthcare employer. The federal judge found unlawful an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulation that permitted
Mark Swerdlin and Lindsey White Gave A Presentation At The Maryland State Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Institute
Mark Swerdlin and Lindsey White presented “Employment Law Issues Arising from the Pandemic & Related to Managing a Remote Workforce” at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Institute on
Fiona Ong and Parker Thoeni authored a Chambers Expert Focus article, “Marijuana in the US Workplace.”
Fiona Ong and Parker Thoeni authored a Chambers Expert Focus article, “Marijuana in the US Workplace.” Chambers & Partners is a prominent London-based research and publishing organization that ranks law firms
Lindsey White Was a Panelist for a Presentation At The American Bar Association 16th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference
Lindsey White was a panelist for “Strategic Considerations for Remote Proceedings in Labor and Employment Cases,” presented at the American Bar Association 16th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law
Webinar: DC Briefing – Impact of the Mid-Term Election on Federal Enforcement of the Workplace
Shawe Rosenthal is pleased to offer our clients the opportunity to participate in a complimentary 1 hour webinar presented by the Employment Law Alliance. Webinar: DC Briefing – Impact of