Employment Law

W&N help our clients stay abreast of workplace laws and assist them in developing policies and procedures to help reduce workplace liability. We review and draft a wide breadth of workplace policies, including employee handbooks. Many employment matters require immediate attention and our experience and knowledge of employment law permits us to promptly respond to our clients’ needs.

Our Experience

W&N routinely drafts, reviews, negotiates and, when necessary, litigates, a wide range of employment related matters including employment agreements, arbitration agreements, non-competition/non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreement, and severance agreements. We have aggressively pursued departing employees who have solicited fellow employees to leave their employment or who have solicited customers to send their business elsewhere.

When litigation cannot be avoided, W&N has successfully represented businesses in virtually every type of workplace litigation, from individual to class action claims under state and federal laws, in all venues , including federal and state courts, agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR). We have successfully defended claims involving:

• Breach of contract
• Defamation
• Negligence
• Wrongful termination
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Maryland Wage Payment Collection Act (MWPCA)
• Maryland Wage and Hour Law (MWHL)