Veronica Yu Welsh
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Veronica Yu Welsh
Phone: 410-843-3494
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: vyw@shawe.com
Veronica Yu Welsh advises and represents employers with their employment-related matters. Veronica partners with her clients to provide practical and strategic solutions to their legal issues to both prevent and defend against legal disputes. Veronica prepares and revises employee handbooks and other internal policies, drafts employment agreements, and provides business advice to clients on navigating the employment relationship from inception to separation to reduce potential liabilities and risk.
Veronica also advocates for her clients throughout the litigation process in federal and state court, as well as before administrative agencies, defending against claims involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour violations, including collective and class actions, and enforceability of contract provisions. Veronica 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.
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In addition to Veronica’s employment experience, Veronica has a diverse litigation background and has represented clients from all different industries in various types of matters including defending against personal injury, products liability and toxic exposure, and commercial disputes.
Practice Areas
- Accommodations – Disability, Religion and COVID-19
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
- Internal Investigations of Workplace Misconduct
- Employment Litigation, including Complex Class and Collective Actions
- Employment, Non-Compete/Non-Solicit, Confidentiality Agreements
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
- Human Resources Advice and Counseling
- Employee Leave Management
- Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
- Independent Contractor Issues
Memberships
- LIGHT Health & Wellness, Board of Directors, Secretary
- Maryland State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Education
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 2013
- Boston College, B.A., 2010
Bar Admissions
- Maryland and District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
News
NEWS
Lindsey White and Veronica Yu Welsh win Motion for Summary Judgment
12 Partners Listed In Best Lawyers in America 2024
Lindsey White, Veronica Yu Welsh and Jamie Salazer win Motion for Summary Judgment
Veronica Yu Welsh Obtains Lawsuit Dismissal for a Large Public School System
Lindsey A. White and Veronica Yu Welsh presented on “Handling EEOC Investigations and Litigation”
Upcoming Webinar: Handling EEOC Investigations and Litigation
Teresa Teare and Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss on behalf of a healthcare employer
Veronica Yu Welsh Obtains Favorable Judgment For Non-Profit Organization
Publications
NEWS & EVENTS
Fiona Ong and Chad Horton conducted a webinar for the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association on November 7, 2023
Fiona Ong and Chad Horton conducted a webinar, “2023 NLRB Update: Recent Board Decisions Alter Landscape for Union and Non-Union Employers,” for the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association on November 7,
Fiona Ong has once again been recognized by Lexology as its “Legal Influencer”
Fiona Ong has once again been recognized by Lexology as its “Legal Influencer” for U.S. – Employment, most recently for Q3 2023. Lexology publishes in excess of 450 legal articles
Lindsey White was invited to serve as Co-Chair for the Technology Track programs
Lindsey White was invited to serve as Co-Chair for the Technology Track programs at the American Bar Association’s 18th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, which will be
J. Michael McGuire was quoted in a November 9, 2023 Baltimore Business Journal article
J. Michael McGuire was quoted in a November 9, 2023 Baltimore Business Journal article by Joe Ilardi, “‘Something’s Got to Give.’ Baltimore unions often face long waits – and tough
Teresa Teare was named to the Daily Record’s 2023 Employment Law Power List
Teresa Teare was named to the Daily Record’s 2023 Employment Law Power List, which recognizes 25 of the most influential and respected employment attorneys in Maryland, as selected by the
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