Stephen D. Shawe
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Stephen D. Shawe
Phone: 410-752-1040
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: sshawe@shawe.com
Stephen D. Shawe has over 40 years experience representing clients in many fields, with a particular concentration in the retail and manufacturing industries. Stephen has established a reputation for guiding clients in the resolution of difficult problems and for vigorous representation if clients’ problems resulted in litigation. For 20 years, he served as chief spokesman for the Bermuda Hotel Association in its collective bargaining negotiations with the island’s 3500 hotel employees.
In 1997, Stephen presented oral argument before the United States Supreme Court on the issue of when an employer may poll its employees on their continued support for a union. Allentown Mack Sales and Service Co. v. NLRB. The Court agreed with his argument, by a vote of 5 to 4.
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Stephen routinely presents seminars on topics ranging from age discrimination issues arising from reductions-in-force to sexual harassment and the appropriate employer response. He has authored numerous articles on labor and employment matters, including “An Employer’s Duty to Bargain Over a Decision to Subcontract” for the Harvard Legal Commentary. He was co-author of “Avoiding Employment Discrimination Charges” for Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., and he has also written articles for the University of Baltimore Law Review on subjects ranging from concession bargaining to employment discrimination. Stephen has also served as an Instructor in Labor Law at the University of Baltimore.
Before joining the Firm in 1966, Stephen served as law clerk to Chief Judge Simon Sobeloff of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In 1967, he briefly left the Firm after he was appointed an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland. He held that position until 1970 when he was selected to be the first General Counsel of the Maryland Commission on Human Relations.
Practice Areas
- Affirmative Action and OFCCP Compliance
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Mediation)
- Collective Bargaining/Labor Contract Negotiations
- Contract Administration and Unfair Labor Practice Defense
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
- Employment Litigation, including complex Class and Collective Actions
- FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Leave Management
- Grievances and Labor Arbitration
- Human Resources Advice and Counsel
- NLRB Elections
- Occupational/Workplace Safety and Health
- Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
- Plant Closings and Reduction in Force (WARN)
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
Honors
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2004-present
- Chambers, USA, 2003-present
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1983-present
- Super Lawyers, 2007- present
Memberships
- American Bar Association
– Member, Section on Labor Relations Law
– Member, Committee on Equal Opportunity Law - Maryland State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Baltimore City
Education
- Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1965
- Williams College, B.A., cum laude, 1962
- McDonogh School
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
News
NEWS
12 Partners Listed In Best Lawyers in America 2024
Best Lawyers in America© Honors Shawe Rosenthal
All Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers©
Best Lawyers in America© Includes Eleven Shawe Rosenthal LLP Partners In Its Inaugural 2021 Edition
Stephen D. Shawe won an arbitration for a wholesale packaging distributor
Publications
NEWS & EVENTS
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.”
Chad Horton Guest Speaker on US Employers
Chad M. Horton was a guest speaker for the August 24, 2023 installment of the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series, Episode 516: US Employers – The NLRB Has Just Made
Fiona Ong Quoted in Law.com
Fiona Ong was quoted in an August 18, 2023 article by Chris O’Malley for Law.com, “Companies ‘Throwing Up Hands’ as DEI Risks Loom.” (Subscription may be required for access). Fiona
Fiona Ong Quoted in LA Times
Fiona Ong was quoted in an August 3, 2023 article by Don Lee for the Los Angeles Times, “Employers’ push to end remote work and return to office is stalling.”