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Best Lawyers in America©  has released its inaugural 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers® Employment Law Issue, which includes Shawe Rosenthal LLP and eleven of our partners – the most of any labor and employment firm in Maryland: Bruce S. Harrison, Eric Hemmendinger, Darryl G. McCallum, J. Michael McGuire,  Fiona W. Ong, Stephen D. Shawe, Gary L. Simpler, Mark J. Swerdlin, Teresa D. […]

On Wednesday, July 20, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, Fiona W. Ong and Lindsey A. White will present this complimentary webinar on behalf of hrsimple.com, the publisher of the Maryland Human Resources Manual and similar publications in other states. Fiona and Lindsey will discuss some common questions, such as when remote work may be required […]

Shawe Rosenthal is pleased to offer our clients the opportunity to participate in the Employment Law Alliance’s complimentary webinar – Welcome Back America! HR Considerations for the 2021 US Workplace – on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.  This session will focus on HR policy considerations for remote working – both in-state and […]

Fiona W. Ong was quoted in a May 28, 2021 article by Louise Esola, “Employers caught in confusion over CDC mask policy,” for businessinsurance.com.

Teresa D. Teare was a presenter for a June 10, 2021 panel discussion, “Pretext at Summary Judgment,” at the Maryland State Bar Association’s annual conference. Teresa currently serves as Chair-Elect of the Council for the MSBA’s Labor and Employment Law Section.

Fiona W. Ong was quoted in a May 17, 2021 article by John Kingston, “Supreme Court won’t hear Uber Black driver classification case,” for FreightWaves, the largest online source of news and data for the trucking and freight sector.

Parker E. Thoeni was a guest speaker for the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series, Episode 246: The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements in the District of Columbia. The podcast can be accessed on the ELA website or on your favorite podcast streaming service

Mark J. Swerdlin authored the lead article, “Best Practices for Mask Policy,” in the Maryland Auto Dealers Association’s May Newsletter, On The Move.

Fiona W. Ong has once again been recognized by Lexology as its “Legal Influencer” for U.S. – Employment, most recently for Q1 2021. 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 Awards” in 2018 to recognize […]

Gary L. Simpler represented a health system in an arbitration case where a nurse was terminated for diverting narcotic medication.  The arbitrator upheld the termination based on evidence that showed the nurse’s ID was used over 40 times to access the narcotic bin in the hospital’s computerized medicine distribution system but not withdrawing the narcotic, […]