Steven E. Bers
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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