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We are pleased to announce that the 2023 edition of The Legal 500: Employment & Labour Law Country Comparative Guide, for which we authored the U.S. chapter, is now available. A copy of the pdf of our chapter is available here. The Legal 500 is a preeminent international rating organization for law […]

Fiona W. Ong, along with Hirschfeld Kraemer Partner Steve Hirschfeld, Chief Operating Officer of Catalight Foundation Natalie Margolis, Executive Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Chris Bedford, and Labor & Employment Practice Group Leader of Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation Neil Duke, presented a complimentary 90-minute webinar, […]

Parker Thoeni was elected to join the Board of the Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County. The organization supports the resolution of interpersonal and community conflict through the use of Community Mediation, Community Conferencing, and other restorative justice services and education.

J. Michael McGuire won an arbitration in which the union argued that the employer’s decision to contract out work constituted either a constructive layoff or an impermissible permanent filling of bargaining unit vacancies in violation of the collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator found that, because the employer went to great […]

Parker Thoeni, who represents the Walters Art Museum, was quoted in a March 29, 2023 Baltimore Sun article about the Museum’s agreement to proceed with a union election in connection with the withdrawal of problematic legislation that sought to force union recognition.

Maya Foster was a panel speaker for “The Law School Admission Game,” a presentation held as part of the National Black Students Association’s annual convention, which took place on March 11, 2023 in Washington D.C.

Stephen Shawe won an arbitration for a distribution company, in which the arbitrator rejected a grievance protesting that the employer violated the collective bargaining agreement by paying some drivers rates of pay that were higher than the rates provided for in the wage schedule. The employer successfully argued that the […]

Non-profits face unique HR legal challenges. This complimentary 90-minute webinar, presented by the Employment Law Alliance at 12 noon Eastern on April 12, 2023, will focus exclusively on what these entities must do to ensure legal compliance and minimize costly litigation: Why unions are focusing so much attention on non-profits […]

Parker Thoeni was the featured guest speaker for the March 28, 2023 episode of the Employment Law Alliance’s Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Maryland podcast. This series explores the “need to know” items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world.