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We are delighted to announce that Teresa D. Teare has been named the Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in the Baltimore area by The Best Lawyers in America© 2023. In addition, 11 other attorneys were also recognized by Best Lawyers: Bruce S. Harrison, Eric Hemmendinger, Darryl G. McCallum, […]

Teresa D. Teare, Veronica Yu Welsh and Bruce S. Harrison won summary judgment for a healthcare employer. The federal judge found that the former employee failed to establish discrimination claims based on her national origin and race and that she had no evidence to rebut the employer’s legitimate, non-discriminatory, non-retaliatory […]

Darryl G. McCallum won summary judgment for an elevator repair company on a former sales employee’s claims that he was owed commissions under the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law and that he was wrongfully terminated in violation of public policy for complaining about the commissions he was owed.

Click here to view entire E-Update as a PDF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Gender Dysphoria Constitutes a Disability Under the ADA, According to the Fourth Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that gender dysphoria, a medical condition defined in the DSM-5 as “clinically significant distress or […]

 Teresa D. Teare recently served as a panel member for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington’s Wage Theft Compliance Series.

Fiona W. Ong has once again been recognized by Lexology as its “Legal Influencer” for U.S. – Employment, most recently for Q2 2022. Lexology publishes in excess of 450 legal articles daily from more than 1,100 leading law firms and service providers worldwide. Lexology instituted its quarterly “Lexology Content Marketing […]

Click here to view entire E-Update as a PDF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS The Novavax Vaccine May Mean Fewer Religious and Medical COVID Vaccine Exemptions The FDA’s approval of the Novavax vaccine may be a game changer in the tumultuous COVID vaccine mandate situation. Unless limited by state law, employers may require […]

In the face of the COVID-19 emergency, employers are struggling with many questions about the impact in the workplace. This document provides answers to many Frequently Asked Questions. As this is a fast-moving and volatile situation, we will be constantly updating this document. New information as of March 27, 2020 will be shown in red.

We are delighted to announce that, for the 19th consecutive year, Shawe Rosenthal LLP has been ranked in the top tier of Maryland labor and employment law firms by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – one of only two firms in the state to receive this prestigious recognition. […]

We welcome Jamie L. Salazer as our newest associate. Before joining Shawe Rosenthal, Jamie worked as a Law Clerk for the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board, an appeals board within the U.S. Department of Labor. Jamie graduated from the American University Washington College of Law where she was a member of […]