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Justin C. Eller is an associate in the firm's Baltimore office. He represents clients in a variety of industries, including financial services, warehousing and distribution, multi-housing, consulting, professional services, health care and hospitals, information technology, entertainment and hospitality, and real estate.Mr. Eller advises and defends clients in all areas of employment law, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, employment-related torts, wage and hour, employment and severance agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, unemployment, human resources management, compensation, personnel practices and policies, and employee handbooks.Mr. Eller also assists clients with compliance issues involving the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). He has extensive experience conducting FLSA compliance audits and sexual harassment investigations, and regularly advises clients on complex issues regarding the interplay among the ADA, the FMLA, and state laws.In addition, Mr. Eller has defended employers throughout the country in matters before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including cases involving workplace fatalities, indoor air quality complaints, forklift accidents, anhydrous ammonia releases, ergonomics, emergency response, machine guarding, recordkeeping, and numerous other issues. He also assists employers in developing written safety and health programs, conducting safety and health compliance audits, and interpreting and complying with OSHA regulations. Mr. Eller also has experience litigating disability-related claims outside the employment context. He has defended alarge multi-housing client in a case brought by a tenant under the Fair Housing Act, alleging, among other things, lack of wheelchair accessibility and failure to provide reasonable accommodation. He also has defended public accommodations against claims brought by deaf and hard of hearing individuals under the Rehabilitation Act and Title III of the ADA. Mr. Eller presents seminars and training sessions for clients and industry groups throughout the country Practice Areas: Labor & Employment ADA & FMLA Claims Employment Discrimination Litigation Government Audits & Investigations Human Resource Management Immigration Investigations & Internal Compliance Audits Public Accommodation & Housing Representing Employers in Health & Safety Issues Severance Agreements Workforce Reduction, Plant Closings & WARN Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:Maryland United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit United States District Court for the District of Maryland Education:University of Virginia, J.D. 2000. University of Virginia, B.A. 1991, Phi Beta Kappa and Echols Scholar. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements: American Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Publications:Does An Employer Have A Legal Duty To Its Employees’ Spouses Under Maryland Law?Maryland State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section Newsletter (Fall 2005). Publication Uploads: Common Vacation Policies Called Into Question in Maryland, Miles & Stockbridge News Brief (November 08, 2007). Medical Center Employment Issues: Tell Me Where It Hurts, presented at the 43rd Annual Conference of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) (June 2003). Speaking Engagements: Advanced FMLA Issues, Kronos, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland (June 2006). Hot Topics in Employment Law: Strategies for Minimizing Risk,"" National Multi Housing Council (March 2007). I Don’t Have to Come to Work: Solutions for FMLA and ADA Challenges, Miles & Stockbridge’s Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar (May 2004). Minimizing Liability Risks for Failing to Reinstate an Employee to the Same or an Equivalent Position, Council on Education in Management (May 2005 and October 2005). OSHA in the Office and Beyond, Miles & Stockbridge’s Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar (May 2006). OSHA's New Recordkeeping Rule and Health and Safety Compliance in Maryland,"" Lorman Education Services, Baltimore, Maryland (November 2002). Preventing Harassment and Retaliation Claims, Miles & Stockbridge’s Hot Topics in Employment Law Seminar (May 2005). Preventing Mismanagement and Improper Denial of Intermittent and Reduced Schedule Leave, Council on Education in Management (May 2005 and October 2005)."
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