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
Parker Thoeni Quoted for Fast Company
Victory: Parker Thoeni and Evan Conder Win Summary Judgment for Non-Profit
12 Partners Listed In Best Lawyers in America 2024
Parker Thoeni and Paul Burgin Present "Understanding Wage and Hour Laws"
Parker Thoeni featured on Employment Law Alliance Podcast
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
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
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
Gary L. Simpler Successfully Defended A Chemical Manufacturer in a Termination Arbitration
Gary Simpler successfully defended a chemical manufacturer against a grievance in which the union challenged an employee’s termination. The arbitrator found that the company had just cause to terminate the
Michael McGuire and Maya Foster Won An Overtime Arbitration
J. Michael McGuire and Maya Foster won an arbitration on behalf of a company on the issue of whether the company could count only hours actually worked towards overtime. The
Darryl McCallum Quoted in National Law Journal
Darryl McCallum was quoted in a October 9, 2023 National Law Journal article by Avalon Zoppo, “‘Gray Area’: Courts Grapple with Justices’ Religious Accommodation Rule.” (Subscription required for access). Darryl
Webinar: 2023 NLRB Update Recent Board Decisions Alter Landscape for Union and Non-Union Employers
J. Michael McGuire and Chad M. Horton presented a webinar, “NLRB Update 2023: Landscape-Altering Changes to Employee Handbook Standards, Paths to Unionization, and the Protected Concerted Activity Doctrine,” on September
Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys Author Maryland Chapter of Chambers’ 2023 Regional Employment Practice Guide
Chambers’ 2023 Regional Employment Practice Guide, for which Shawe Rosenthal authored the Maryland Chapter, has been released. Our chapter provides a comprehensive overview of labor and employment law in the state. Chambers
Michael McGuire and Fiona Ong Present Update on NLRB Developments to ABC of Greater Baltimore
J. Michael McGuire and Fiona W. Ong presented an update on NLRB developments and an overview of federal, D.C. and Maryland leave laws for the Associated Builders and Contractors of
Lindsey White and Veronica Yu Welsh win Motion for Summary Judgment
Lindsey A. White and Veronica Yu Welsh won summary judgment in a case where the employee of a contractor attempted to sue a large corporation on the grounds that it
Parker Thoeni Quoted for Fast Company
Parker E. Thoeni was quoted in an August 8, 2023 article by Simon Spichak for Fast Company, “‘I’m the only one still masking’: What it’s like to still be COVID-cautious
Fiona Ong Quoted in Society for Human resource Management
Fiona Ong was quoted in an August 10, 2023 article by Leah Shepherd for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.org), “Stay Abreast of New Federal Regulations About to Arrive.”