Source: http://www.hoholaw.com/representative-cases/
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 16:31:21+00:00

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Many of the well-known reported decisions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland addressing employer and employee rights, as well as civil rights, are cases that Howard B. Hoffman has either prosecuted (represented the employee) or defended (represented the employer). Three of the most important decisions involving the First Amendment rights of law enforcement whistleblowers, decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, are cases that Hoffman Employment Law, LLC has prosecuted on behalf law enforcement whistleblowers. In eighteen years of practice, it is extraordinarily rare for a single attorney to make such an impact on the development of employment and civil rights law.
Gionfriddo et al. v. Jason Zink, LLC, et al., 769 F.Supp.2d 880 (D. Md. 2011) (Bennett, J.) (represented employer in FLSA case; motion for decertification partially granted).
Saman v. LDBP, Inc., 2012 WL 5463031 (D. Md. Nov. 7, 2012) (Chasanow, J.) (represented employer in dismissal of supplemental state claim of wrongful discharge in FLSA case).
Prusin v. Canton’s Pearls, LLC (t/a Canton Dockside), 2017 WL 5126156 (D. Md. Nov. 6, 2017) (Bredar, J.) (represented restaurant worker in denial of employer’s attempt to count automatic gratuities towards minimum wage and overtime wage compliance).
Fancy Cats Rescue Team, Inc. v. Crenson, et al., 2015 WL 268665 (D. Md. 2015) (Bredar, J.) (represented cat rescue whose First Amendment retaliation lawsuit survived Motion to Dismiss; holding that cat rescue banned by Baltimore County Animal Services stated First Amendment (free speech) claim).
Durham v. Rapp, et al. 64 F.Supp.3d 740 (D. Md. 2014) (Bredar J.) (represented former law enforcement officer seeking police recertification; Court denied motion to dismiss filed by Maryland Police Training Commission in a lawsuit alleging the Maryland Police Training Commission retaliated against former police office by denying police certification; also denying qualified immunity to all members of the Maryland Police Training Commission).
Mould v. NJG Food Service, Inc., 37 F.Supp.3d 762 (D. Md. 2014) (Bredar, J.) (represented employer in a case alleging, among other things, retaliation for filing an unpaid minimum wage and overtime wage case; Court dismissed employee’s retaliation and other claim).
Yoder v. The O’Neil Group, LLC, et al., 2017 WL 6206074 (D. Md. Dec. 8, 2017) (Chasanow, J.) (represented attorney whistleblower in case arising under the anti-retaliation provisions of Section 1057 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Court denied employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment).
Saman v. LBDP, Inc., 2013 WL 2949047 (D. Md. June 13, 2013) (Chasanow, J.) (represented employer in FLSA case; Court partially denied legal fees to employee’s attorney and addressed the standard for settlement of FLSA cases; case has been cited widely in more than 65 other FLSA cases pending in Federal Courts).

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