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Eric Hemmendinger Phone:
410-843-3457
Eric Hemmendinger has over 30 years experience representing management in employment law litigation, including class actions and jury trials, and in traditional labor law.
A seasoned trial and appellate advocate, Eric has extensive experience with high stakes claims, including class and collective actions as well as high exposure individual claims. To help clients avoid and control litigation, Eric provides advice on preventive practices and represents clients in alternative dispute resolution.
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Winning a jury verdict for the employer in a multi-plaintiff retaliation
claim brought in federal court under the Fair Labor Standards Act. •
Winning a jury verdict for the employer in a collective action, brought
in federal court, alleging that plaintiffs were misclassified as exempt
from overtime. •Obtaining an injunction against a former employee’s dealing with
certain customers based on his violation of his duty of loyalty to our
client. Later in this case, Eric obtained a significant monetary settlement
from the employee’s new employer. • Obtaining summary judgment in an age discrimination claim against a manufacturing
company brought by a former executive. •
Obtaining summary judgment against the EEOC in a case alleging that a
multi-national company’s severance program violated the ADEA. •
Representing a national real estate developer in a complex Fair Housing
Act lawsuit in federal court. • Representing a number of private and public employers in defense of class and collective action wage-hour claims. Eric has defended lawsuits involving insurance adjusters, firefighters, poultry workers, hospital employees and other occupations.
Eric has presented seminars to both business
and legal groups on a variety of topics, including discovery in employment
discrimination lawsuits, use of expert witnesses in emotional distress
claims, wage hour law and compliance with OSHA standards. He wrote “Jury
Instructions in a Sexual Harassment Trial.” He co-authored Defending
Employment Discrimination Changes and is a contributing author of The
Employment Law Deskbook, both published by Matthew Bender. In addition,
he is a Contributing Editor of the Maryland and Federal Employment Law
Manual, published by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. |
Attorney ProfilesStephen D. Shawe, |
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