David M. Stevens

Specialization

• Labor & Employment
• EEO/Discrimination Claim Representation
• Employment Claim Prevention Strategies
• Human Resource Management Advice
• Labor and Employment Litigation
• Labor-Management Relations
• Non-Competition Litigation and Counsel
• Wage and Hour / Wage Payment Law
• Labor & Employment Administrative Law

About David's Practice

David 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). 

Education

• Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 2007) magna cum laude
• University of Notre Dame (B.A. 2004) summa cum laude

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Maryland Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter
• Quoted, "Review of Pay Practices Advised Regardless of Paycheck Fairness Act's Fate," HR Daily Advisor, April 19, 2021
• Author, "Maryland Paid Sick Leave Law Takes Effect February 2018," HR Daily Advisor, May 15, 2017
• Author, "Annapolis restaurant can't shift liability for wage claim to manager," Maryland Employment Law Letter, May 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, June 16, 2017
• Author, "Asking tipped employees to perform extra duties can stick restaurants with unwanted tab," Maryland Employment Law Letter, May 2017, and HR Daily Advisor, June 14, 2017
• Author, "Maryland court clarifies successor liability rule for wages owed by predecessor," Maryland Employment Law Letter, April 2016, and HR.BLR.com, May 17, 2016
• Author, "Maryland court rejects nurse's FMLA interference, retaliation claims," Maryland Employment Law Letter, February 2016, and March 30, 2016
• Author, "Disabilities: Maryland court clarifies law on alternate position as accommodation," Maryland Employment Law Letter, September 2015, and HR.BLR.com, October 19, 2015
• Quoted, "Reviewing the review: Avoid legally risky mistakes in performance evaluations," HR Hero Line, December 6, 2013
• Author, "Wave of NLRB decisions offers valuable insights for employers," Maryland Employment Law Letter, November 2010, and HR Hero Line, November 8, 2010

Admitted to Practice

• Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals: Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court: District of Maryland