Mr. Stevens is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. He advises businesses on all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring practices, restrictive covenants and human resources policies, compliance with wage payment and anti-discrimination laws, and terminations. He applies his experience in litigating employment claims to counsel employers on practical solutions to reduce risk and efficiently manage their personnel.
He also regularly represents employers in state and federal courts in litigation involving wage and hour claims, Title VII and state anti-discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, covenants not to compete, as well as other federal and state employment claims. Mr. Stevens also represents employers in connection with union organizing campaigns and in unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Presenter, "Employment Law Update," LeadingAge Maryland and LeadingAge DC Annual Conference, May 2023
Author, “Maryland joins growing list of states with paid family leave programs,” Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter, June 2022
Presenter, "Employment Law Update," LeadingAge Maryland and LeadingAge DC Annual Conference, May 2022
Quoted, "Review of Pay Practices Advised Regardless of Paycheck Fairness Act’s Fate," HR Daily Advisor, April 2021
Presenter, "Reentering the Workplace: COVID Concerns for Employers," Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce, Webinar, March 2021
Co-Presenter, "Reconstituting the Workforce," Fort Meade Alliance - Meade Business Connect Meet-Up, Virtual, October 2020
Co-Presenter, "Employment Law Update: Where we are now, eight months since the lockdowns," LeadingAge Maryland & DC Annual Conference, Virtual, October 2020
Co-Presenter, "COVID-19 and your dental/dental specialty office," Webinar, DMV Dentists, April 2020
Co-Presenter, "COVIDCOVID-19 Impacts on the Fort Meade Region,” Webinar, Fort Meade Alliance, March 2020
Presenter, "New federal overtime regulations take effect January 1st: what employers need to know," Webinar, December 2019
Author, “Bringing work home: Employee’s home may be worksite under workers’ comp,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, August 2019
Author, “Baltimore City requires accommodation of breastfeeding employees,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, May 2019
Author, “Exempt or not exempt? The question is more complex than you may think,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, November 2018
Author, “DLLR issues initial guidance on Healthy Working Families Act,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, March 2018
Author, “Court won’t compel arbitration of wage claims based on CBA,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, January 2018
Author, “Annapolis restaurant can’t shift liability for wage claim to manager,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, May 2017
Author, “Asking tipped employees to perform extra duties can stick restaurants with unwanted tab,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, May 2017
Author, “Documenting performance issues saves Maryland employer in retaliation case,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, April 2017
Author, “Maryland contractor case highlights need for clear communication with job candidates,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, October 2016
Author, “Federal court offers lessons on FLSA damages for Maryland employers,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, August 2016
Author, “Maryland court throws out negative reference allegations against Johns Hopkins,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, June 2016
Author, “Court clarifies rule for determining when successor is liable for wages owed by predecessor,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, April 2016
Author, “Court rejects nurse’s FMLA interference and retaliation claims,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, February 2016
Author, “Court sheds light on application of for-cause termination provisions,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, February 2016
Author, “EEOC lawsuit highlights under the radar federal statute,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, January 2016
Author, “NLRB decision highlights hidden risk in confidentiality agreements,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, December 2015
Presenter, FMLA Master Class, BLR – Business & Legal Resources, November 2015
Author, “Court: EEOC should have known case was doomed, must pay employer’s legal fees,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, October 2015
Author, “DOL issues guidance on distinguishing employees from independent contractors,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, August 2015
Presenter, FMLA Master Class, BLR – Business & Legal Resources, March 2015
Presenter, ADA Master Class, BLR – Business & Legal Resources, March 2015
Author, “Maryland Legislature creates new procedure for employees pursuing wage claims,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, October 2013
Author, “Legislature passes bill prohibiting social media password requests,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, May 2012
Author, “Maryland Court of Appeals clarifies scope of wrongful discharge,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, September 2011
Presenter, FMLA Master Class, BLR – Business & Legal Resources, March 2011
Author, “Timely reminder: Failing to pay wages can have personal consequences,” Maryland Employment Law Letter, October 2009
Author, “Noteworthy Recent Decisions of the NLRB," Maryland State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section Newsletter, Summer 2008