Steven E. Bers

Specialization

• Labor & Employment
• Labor and Employment Litigation
• Employment Claim Prevention Strategies
• Employment Tort Claims and Related Litigation
• Human Resource Management Advice
• Unemployment Law
• Labor-Management Relations
• Non-Competition Litigation and Counsel
• Wage and Hour / Wage Payment Law
• Maritime
• ADA Application to Maritime Interests
• Docking Agreements
• Appellate Practice
• Maritime Employment
• Maritime Litigation
• Vessel Construction/Purchase
• Vessel Documentation
• Restaurant and Hospitality
• Associations, Nonprofits and Political Organizations
• COVID-19

About Steve's Practice

Steven Bers, who chairs the firm's Labor & Employment section, is an experienced attorney, rated as “Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell, whose practice since 1978 has been directed to management employment law; he also leads the firm's maritime law practice.

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law, 1978, J.D., Top 5% of class, Order of the Coif
• Johns Hopkins University, 1975, B.A.

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, Maryland Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter
• Author, "How to create effective employment offer letters," Maryland Employment Law Letter, July 2022, and HR Daily Advisor, June 20, 2022
• Author, “Legal Matters: The PVA Legal Hotline at Age 30," FOGHORN Magazine (October 2021)
• Speaker, “Mandatory Vaccinations, A Workplace ‘Must’ or Workplace ‘Mistake’?," Passenger Vessel Association, MariTrends Annual Conference (February 2021)
• Speaker, “COVID-19 Vaccine: Employer Considerations," Webinar (January 2021)
• Author: “Getting Employees Back to the Workplace," FOGHORN Magazine (December 2020)
• Speaker: “Employment Law Q & A – Impacts of COVID on Liability," Webinar, Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and Hotel-Motel Restaurant Association (April 2020)
• "Employer Perspective - Employee Free Choice Act." Baltimore Hospitality Industry 2010
• "The Obama Health Plan - Employer Impact" Passenger Vessel Ass'n 2010
• "FMLA Essentials - The New Regulations" HR Institute Master Class 2010
• "Offer Letters and Written Employment Agreements" 2008 Employment Law Update 2008
• "Unemployment Insurance - Back to Basics" 2007 Employment Law Update

Professional Recognition

• Benchmark Litigation: Labor & Employment Guide, "Benchmark Labor & Employment Star" (2019-Present)
• AV Preeminent^®: Martindale-Hubbell^® Peer Review Ratings™
• House of Ruth Maryland: Outstanding Service Award

Admitted to Practice

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