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May 28, 2015
Read MoreMeredith (“Merry”) Campbell serves as a business advisor to local, national and global clients who look to her for counsel on managing their most important asset — their employees. Clients hire her because she successfully resolves workplace-related issues while helping them to maintain a positive and productive workplace. She often serves as outside-General Counsel to her clients, advising on personnel matters and ensuring that her clients are up-to-date on compliance, training and other related issues. One long-term client said, “Merry is my go-to resource. She knows employment law inside and out and I always know she will have the answers to my problems.” And when there is a complaint or concern about potential inappropriate behavior, Merry helps guide clients on how to properly investigate and respond with the goal of avoiding turning problems into tragedies.
Employers regularly praise Merry’s “combination of knowledge and practicality” and appreciate her proactive advice on employment agreements and handbooks, workplace harassment issues, performance management, reductions in force, FLSA and wage/hour compliance, independent contractors, social media and other aspects of the employment relationship. Many clients have remarked on Merry’s ability to not only give them sound advice, but to also recommend the best implementation tailored to the specific work environment. One client notes, “Merry is outstanding. When I became General Counsel, I ultimately replaced all existing counsel with the exception of Merry. I think that speaks volumes.”
Merry has been a mainstay for clients and prospective clients navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic and the myriad issues it has created. Delivering webinars, issuing timely legal alerts and responding to questions day-in, day-out, Merry has been a “calming counterbalance to the unknown. We appreciate that as soon as there is a change in regulations, she lets us know – and as soon as we have a question, she has an answer.”
Merry conducts harassment prevention and related training for companies, and also develops handbooks, offer letters and other employment documents that she offers on a flat-fee basis. She regularly conducts harassment investigations for clients and as a third-party neutral. She uses her counseling experience to dig into the facts and circumstances of an allegation, providing impartial and thorough results and guidance on what to do next.
Perhaps more than anything, clients appreciate that Merry answers the phone. She treats her clients’ problems as her own, and is always responsive. She has delivered exceptional results for manufacturing, technology and services employer-clients, including family-owned businesses, local and regional companies, and national and multi-national corporations in all phases of employment law. When faced with equal employment claims, wage and hour issues, the protection of confidential and proprietary business information and the enforcement of restrictive covenants, Merry deftly resolves disputes outside of the courtroom – and, if litigation becomes necessary, she works in tandem with the Shulman Rogers litigation team to ensure clients receive the most zealous representation possible.
Merry’s practice also includes representation of management in dealings with labor unions and the NLRB, representing employers with bargaining units ranging from a handful to hundreds of employees. She has helped clients defeat union campaigns and defend against ULPs, but she also understands that dealing with a union means creating a long-term relationship in which you need to know how to pick your battles. She works with companies across industries and work environments — including clients subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA) — and she regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements that allow her clients to maintain workplace harmony while preserving management rights.
After obtaining her law degree from Harvard and starting her career with an international law firm, Merry returned home to Montgomery County, Maryland. She is the Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group and of the Corporate Investigations, Governance and Risk Management Group, and is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She has been quoted in BusinessWeek, The Washington Post and other respected publications and is a published author for Thomson Reuters.
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Shulman Rogers is pleased to announce that Meredith “Merry” Campbell, Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Employment and Labor Law Group, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).
November 4, 2020
Join Employment Law attorney, Merry Campbell for this informative, free Year End Wrap-Up of Employment Law issues.
April 2, 2020
Many of you have reached out to discuss difficult decisions forced by COVID-19. On this call, Merry shared answers to your most commonly asked questions on the new paid sick and paid family leave – including: who qualifies, what it costs and how does other paid leave play into this.
April 1, 2020
A Call with Merry Campbell
Many of you have reached out to discuss difficult decisions forced by COVID-19. On this call, Merry will share answers to your most commonly asked questions on the new paid sick and paid family leave.
March 23, 2020
LISTEN TO THE CALL: Many of you have reached out to discuss difficult decisions forced by COVID-19. On this call, Merry will share answers to your most commonly asked questions about the difference between layoffs and furloughs.
March 19, 2020
COVID-19: What to do with your Employees — Recording of A Call with Merry Campbell
December 6, 2018
Shulman Rogers’ Employment and Labor Law Chair Merry Campbell served as a panelist for “Hiring & Firing in the #MeToo Era” […]
January 17, 2018
On January 12, Employment and Labor Law Co-Chair Merry Campbell spoke to business owners on harassment prevention and proper employee […]
January 12, 2018
Charlie Rose… Matt Lauer…could you be the next person to lose your job? Don’t put yourself or your company at […]
February 6, 2017
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Law Practice, was quoted in the “Answers to Tough HR Questions” section […]
December 2, 2016
Shulman Rogers represented Vigene Biosciences, Inc., a leading biotechnology company for viral vector production and development located in Rockville, Maryland […]
October 25, 2016
The Department of Labor issued its final rule establishing paid sick leave for most federal contractors. The rule applies to […]
September 1, 2016
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Law Practice, was quoted in the “Answers to Tough HR Questions” section […]
December 8, 2015
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group, was quoted in The Washington Post article, “Fired D.C. […]
June 30, 2015
Merry Campbell, Chair of the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Practice Group, was named one of the Nation’s Most Powerful Employment […]
October 29, 2014
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Merry Campbell and Joy Einstein provide guidance on HIPAA Compliance. The full article is available through Urgent Communications.
November 7, 2013
Meredith Campbell was quoted in this recent Bloomberg Businessweek article. To view the full text, click here.
March 29, 2012
Merry Campbell was quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek’s “More Reasons Not to Spy on Potential Hires.” The article is available through […]
September 26, 2011
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