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Parker E. Thoeni

Phone: 410-843-3466
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: thoeni@shawe.com

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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 with regard to personnel matters, including discipline and discharge, as well as the development of policies and procedures.

Parker has handled matters involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the False Claims Act, the Maryland Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, state and local Fair Employment Practices Acts, the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, agreements not to compete and/or solicit, employee confidentiality agreements, common law tortious interference, common law fiduciary duties, wrongful discharge, as well as applicable collective bargaining agreements.

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Before joining Shawe Rosenthal, Parker was an associate with a national labor and employment law firm, defending management in employment litigation matters.  Parker began his career as an attorney with the federal government where he gained significant experience 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

  • Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
  • Employment, Non-Compete/Non-Solicit, Confidentiality and Severance Agreements
  • Employment Litigation, including complex Class and Collective Actions
  • FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Leave Management
  • Grievance and Labor Arbitration
  • Human Resources Advice and Counseling
  • Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
  • Unfair Competition, Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Litigation
  • Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
  • Whistleblower Actions

Honors

  • Super Lawyers 2016-present
  • 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
  • Editor, Business Law Brief
  • Franklin and Marshall College, B.A., 2005

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

News And Publications

NEWS

Nine S&R Attorneys selected for Super Lawyers Annual List

Victory – Parker E. Thoeni Won a Case for a Manufacturing Client in Federal Court

Victory. Teresa D. Teare and Parker E. Thoeni were successful in defending an FLSA wage and hour and wrongful discharge case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Victory. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit affirmed a summary judgment victory that Parker E. Thoeni won on behalf of a casket company

Victory. Mark J. Swerdlin and Parker E. Thoeni won a motion to dismiss on behalf of a credit union

PUBLICATIONS

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

Article – “Discrimination based on sexual orientation: Not the “principal evil” but protected by Title VII nonetheless?”