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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.

 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 […]

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 […]

Parker E. Thoeni was a speaker at the June 8, 2022 Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s Manufacturing Workforce Innovation Conference. Parker presented a session on “Top 5 Issues for Employers: A Discussion Around Legal Challenges, Questions and Concerns.”

Teresa D. Teare and Paul D. Burgin won a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit on behalf of a large health care employer. The court found that the Complaint was untimely as it was not filed within 90 days after the plaintiff’s receipt of her right to sue letter from […]

Chad M. Horton won a victory in a contract interpretation case for a company that operates in the distilled spirits industry. The arbitrator held that the company did not violate the parties’ collective bargaining agreement when it implemented a rule providing for disciplinary action where an off-duty employee was arrested […]