Eric Hemmendinger

Employment Law

Traditional Labor Relations

Eric Hemmendinger has more than 30 years of experience representing management in employment law litigation, including class actions and jury trials, and traditional labor law.

As a litigator, Eric handles wage and hour, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, defamation, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), trade secret, non-compete, and other types of claims in federal and state courts. 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.

In the traditional labor law arena, Eric handles representation and unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), collective bargaining, and arbitration. Eric also handles construction labor disputes, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections and citations, labor aspects of mergers and acquisitions, pension plan withdrawal liability, and contested cases before state and federal enforcement agencies. Eric advises a number of state and local governments concerning public sector labor relations issues.

Maryland State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Wage-Hour Defense Institute

Co-author, Chambers USA Regional Practice Guide – Employment – Maryland. Eric authored, ‘“Do you understand the federal overtime rules? Many employers don’t,’ Baltimore Business Journal, December 2017

University of Virginia, JD, 1977; Pomona College, BA cum laude, 1974