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Click here to view entire E-Update as a PDF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS The DOL Provides Additional Guidance on the PUMP Act Following issuance of Frequently Asked Questions and an updated Fact Sheet on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP” Act) as discussed in our March 2023 E-Update, the U.S. […]

Fiona Ong was re-appointed General Counsel of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and will serve on the Executive Committee. She is the first minority and second woman to serve in this position, following Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella. The Chamber is the leading voice for businesses in Maryland.

Chad Horton was the presenter for the Employment Law Alliance’s Employment Matters Vlog #25 – New Employment Laws in Maryland. The Employment Law Alliance is a comprehensive global network of leading local labor, employment and immigration attorneys, of which Shawe Rosenthal is the Maryland member.

On May 3, 2023, Fiona Ong and Chad Horton, along with the Maryland Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Andrew Griffin explained and provided guidance on complying with Maryland’s newest employment laws, including an expedited increase of the minimum wage, revisions to the paid family and medical […]

We are delighted to announce that our co-Managing Partner Teresa Teare was selected to be a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation. Fellowship in the Foundation is by invitation only and is restricted to outstanding Maryland attorneys and judges not exceeding two and one-half percent (2.5%) of membership of the […]

Maryland’s General Assembly session just ended, with the passage of significant new employment legislation, including the expedited increase to a $15 minimum wage rate, modifications to the new Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program, and a change to the non-compete ban for lower-wage workers, among other things (such as […]

Click here to view entire E-Update as a PDF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS What the End of the COVID-19 National Emergency Means for Employers President Biden has signed legislation that ends the COVID-19 national emergency. Separately, the public health emergency that was declared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]

On April 20, 2023, Lindsey White moderated a panel for American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law on the inclusion of cryptocurrency in 401(k) plans

Lindsey White was quoted in a April 7, 2023 article by Allen Smith for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.org), “When Fitness-for-Duty Examinations Are Allowed.” (Subscription may be required for access). Lindsey offered comments on the appropriateness of requiring a fitness-for-duty exam for a suicidal employee, as well as […]

Fiona Ong was quoted in an April 20, 2023 Law.com article by Trudy Knockless, “Businesses Are Paying Big Bucks in Response to Gender Stereotype Lawsuits.” (Subscription required for access).