Carla N. Murphy

practices in the area of employment law and litigation . Ms. Murphy provides advice to employers in various industries concerning hiring, wage-and-hour issues, disciplinary action, due diligence reviews, family and medical leave laws (e.g., FMLA), disability accommodation laws (e.g., ADA), discrimination, harassment, retaliation, termination, competition, privacy and other business-related torts. She also provides management training and offers litigation avoidance advice to employers, encouraging the development of employment policies and agreements, which includes employee handbooks, arbitration agreements, non-competition and trade secret agreements, employment contracts, and separation and severance agreements. Ms. Murphy has successfully defended numerous clients in business and employment-related suits before state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. Ms. Murphy's litigation experience also includes work on a variety of complex maritime, commercial and construction cases. Her maritime practice includes representation of clients in large international matters defending against claims of unseaworthiness, maintenance and cure, violation of the Seaman's Wage Act, and negligence under general maritime law as well as the Jones Act.

As reflected in her more than 1,000-page publication, Maryland Employment Law Forms and Practice Manual, Ms. Murphy offers an especially practical focus as she counsels clients on the wide range of day-to-day legal issues relating to the employee/employer relationship. She also applies her experience from presiding over disciplinary and post-termination cases as a part-time Hearing Officer for the Baltimore City Civil Service Commission to effectively represent her clients in alternative dispute resolution and litigation matters.

Ms. Murphy is a 2000 graduate, with honors, of the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was associate editor of the Journal of Health Care Law & Policy, and a summa cum laude graduate of Lafayette College.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2015-present
•Baltimore City Civil Service Commission
- Hearing Officer, 2011-2014
•Ober Kaler
- Principal, 2008-2015
- Associate, 2000-2008

Honors and Awards

•Named Maryland's 50 2015 Leading Women by The Daily Record
•Recipient, MACS Volunteer Award, Maryland Association of Community Services, 2015
•Recipient, Volunteer Service Award, The Arc Baltimore, 2015

•Listed in Maryland Super Lawyers for Employment & Labor Law, 2015-2019

•Named Very Important Professional ( VIP ) Under 40 by The Daily Record, 2014
•Recipient, United Way Stellar Growth Award, 2010
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Board Memberships

•The Arc Baltimore, 2008-present
- President
- Past Vice President
- Past Secretary

Civic and Charitable Activities

•Volunteer, Maryland New Directions, a career counseling and job placement agency dedicated to fighting poverty
•Member of the Board of Directors for The Arc Baltimore, a Social Service Provider for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Selected Publications

•Co-author, Maryland Governor to Lift Stay-at-Home Order; Limited Businesses Permitted to Reopen, Subject to Local Orders, Duane Morris Alert, May 14, 2020
•Co-author, Maryland Governor Announces Elective Surgery and Certain Outdoor Activities May Resume; Schools Will Remain Closed for Remainder of School Year, Duane Morris Alert, May 6, 2020
•Co-author, Maryland Governor Announces Three-Stage Plan for Reopening the State, Duane Morris Coronavirus (COVID-19) Blog, April 24, 2020
•Co-author, Maryland Executive Order Requires Face Coverings for Public Transportation, Foodservice and Retail Establishments; Physical Distancing Measures in Retail Spaces, Duane Morris Alert, April 16, 2020
•Author, Maryland's Ban the Box Law Requires Swift Action for Employers to Comply, Duane Morris Alert, February 24, 2020

•Author, Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters, Duane Morris Alert, July 8, 2019

•Author, Maryland Says '#MeToo' with New Employer Requirements Related to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Duane Morris Alert, June 4, 2018

•Author, Maryland Passes Mandatory Sick Leave Law, Overriding Governor's Veto - Effective February 11, Duane Morris Alert, January 18, 2018

•Quoted in When Your Supervisor Wants You to Buy an Expensive Product for Their Side Hustle, The Washington Post, October 12, 2017
•Quoted, Will Pay History Bans Complicate Hiring Practices? Bloomberg BNA, June 12, 2017
•Author, Maryland Considerably Expands Equal Pay Laws, Duane Morris Alert, September 16, 2016
•Quoted in Work Advice: She thought her hours were going to be 8 to 5..., The Washington Post, September 10, 2015
•Quoted in Expense Retorts: Workers Question Paying for Trade Shows and Bad Coffee, The Washington Post, July 9, 2015
•Author, Maryland Employment Law Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace PublishingCompany, 2006-2014

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Presenter, Preparing for the Inevitable: Strategies for Handling EEOC Claims, Duane Morris Institute (DMi) Seminar, Philadelphia, October 29, 2019

•Speaker, Workplace Violence and Substance Abuse, Duane Morris Institute, November 18, 2018

•Presenter, Professionalism in a Diverse Workforce: Anti-Harassment & Discrimination Prevention Training, Legislative Assistant Training, December 6, 2017

•Speaker, Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice, Washington DC, May 18, 2017
•Speaker, Analyzing the Current and Proposed Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations Seminar, Baltimore Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, October 21, 2015
•Speaker, Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law & Practice, Washington DC, June 11, 2015
•Presenter, Understanding Business Ethics and Directing the Organization on Times ofUncertainty, HR Certification Institute, 2014
•Presenter, Selling HR to the Organization Through Human Capital Measurements, HRCertification Institute, 2014
•Presenter, Social Media and Community Banking, Advisory Board Meeting, 2014
•Presenter, Social Media, Health Care Privacy and Your Employees: 7 Tips to AvoidHIPAA Violations and Employee Claims, Webinar, Ober Kaler, 2011
•Presenter, Legal and Contractual Aspects of Practice, Annual Meeting of the AmericanAcademy of Home Care Physicians, 2011