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Eric Hemmendinger, Teresa Teare, and Lindsey White, with the assistance of Paul Burgin and Evan Conder, successfully opposed a motion by the plaintiff in a significant class and collective action seeking individualized classwide discovery, including production of a list with contact information for all putative class members, even though the […]

On behalf of Lexology (a global resource of legal updates, analysis and insights), our firm authored the Maryland chapter of the “Employment: North America” Guide (Lexology PRO subscription required). A pdf of the chapter is available here.

We will hold a complimentary 60-minute webinar on Tuesday , October 22, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on the Department of Labor’s long-awaited revisions to the overtime regulations. We will discuss: The DOL’s increase in the salary level test for the white collar (executive, administrative and professional) and highly […]

 On Wednesday, March 28, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, Parker E. Thoeni will present this complimentary webinar on behalf of hrsimple.com, the publisher of the Maryland Human Resources Manual and similar publications in other states. Parker will discuss the new developments in the area of transgender rights, including restroom access […]

Darryl G. McCallum moderated a panel on “Medical Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know” for the American Bar Association. The on-demand presentation, which provides 1.5 CLE credits, may be purchased here.

Michael McGuire will present a session on “Employee Bad Conduct in the Workplace and on Social Media: When is it Protected by Federal Law?” at the LifeSpan Network/Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)’s annual conference, which will take place October 22-24, 2018 in Ocean City, Maryland. You may register for […]

Gary L. Simpler and Lindsey A. White will present a session on “Sexual Harassment: The “#METOO” Movement” at the Maryland Healthcare Human Resources Association Spring Conference, which takes place on April 18, 2018 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. Registration is open to all, […]

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST, Fiona W. Ong and Parker E. Thoeni 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 Parker will discuss: The interaction of federal drug laws […]

The Employment Law Alliance, of which our firm is a member, is holding a free 90-minute webinar on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, on “Navigating New Legal Developments on Same-Sex Marriage, Transgender Rights, and Pregnancy Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know.”  Parker Thoeni and Shelby Skeabeck will […]

Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella won a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  The trial court had granted summary judgment to the employer, a continuing care retirement community, on the plaintiff’s claims of pregnancy discrimination.  The plaintiff appealed to the Fourth Circuit, which affirmed summary judgment for the […]