Charles R. Bacharach, Member
Chuck is Chair of the firm's Employment group and a member of its Litigation and Health Care practice groups. His practice is focused on representing management clients in a wide array of employment matters, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wage claims, contract disputes, wrongful discharge, false claims act, ERISA claims, defamation and negligent misrepresentation actions. Chuck has represented clients in hundreds of cases before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Maryland and other states, the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights and all county and city human relations commissions in Maryland. In addition, he represents clients in responding to audits by the U.S. Department of Labor relating to compliance with the FLSA (wage and hour), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Service Contract Act and other laws as well as an array of compliance audits by other federal and state agencies. Chuck also represents executives and other individuals with respect to contract negotiation and other issues arising out of the employment relationship.
Despite successfully representing numerous employers in litigated actions, Chuck's goal is litigation avoidance. He assists and counsels clients to develop and implement proactive and preventative personnel policies, employment agreements, covenants not to compete and other employment documents to maximize their effectiveness and to minimize client exposure to potential claims.
Chuck is admitted to the Maryland and District of Columbia bars and the federal trial and appellate courts of both jurisdictions. He is an active member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities.
Chuck has spoken and counseled clients on numerous employment law issues, including the following topics:
- Introduction to Employment and Labor Law in Maryland
- Nature of the Employment Relationship in Maryland
- Wrongful Discharge in Maryland
- Sexual Harassment Law
- Employment Discrimination in Maryland
- Workplace Investigations
- HR Compliance: Employee Handbooks
- HR Compliance: Family and Medical Leave Act
- Legal Aspects of the Hiring Process
- Workplace Documentation: Creating an Effective Paper Trail
- The Treatment of Confidential Information in Retaliatory Discharge and Related Actions Brought by In-House Counsel
- Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Honors
AV Preeminent™ rating in Martindale-Hubbell®
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law – Individuals by Best Lawyers in America®, 2021
Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers® list for Employment & Labor since 2019, Employment Litigation (2019-2021) and Employee Benefits (2019-2021)
Named to Chambers USA® Band 3 of Maryland Labor & Employment Attorneys, 2017, 2019
Named to Best Lawyers in America®for Employment Law - Individuals since 2016
News
- 22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2025 Super Lawyers® List and 10 as Rising Stars
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2025
- 21 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2024 Super Lawyers® List and 14 as Rising Stars
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2024
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023
- Four Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2023 Baltimore 'Lawyer of the Year' by Best Lawyers in America®
- 26 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2023
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2022
- OSHA Issues COVID-19 ‘Vaccination or Test’ Rule for Employers with 100 or More Employees
- 17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2022 Super Lawyers® List and 9 as Rising Stars
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021
- 17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers® List and 7 as Rising Stars
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Five Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named 2021 Baltimore 'Lawyer of the Year' by Best Lawyers in America®
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2020
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2019
- Gordon Feinblatt Names Five New Chairs Making Gains with Women in Leadership
- 22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers®
- Gordon Feinblatt Forms EMERGE Team
- 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America® 2019
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2018
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2018
- Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2017
- 25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2017
- 28 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named Best Lawyers in America 2016
Professional and Civic Involvement
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, Springboard Community Services
Publications and Lectures
- Co-Presenter, "What Business Need to Know about the FTC's Noncompete Ban," The Daily Record, May 29, 2024
- Stay or Pay Provisions
- NLRB General Counsel Takes Aim at Non-Competes (Again) and Opines that “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions Also Violate the NLRA
- Federal Non-Compete Ban
- Maryland Non-Compete Ban
- Anne Arundel County Significantly Expands its Anti-Discrimination Law
- Non-Compete Agreements May Violate the NLRB Act
- Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Employers to Show “Undue Hardship” in Religious Accommodation Cases
- Modifications to Maryland’s Time to Care Act
- Maryland Laws Update 2023
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Expands Protections for Pregnant Employees and Applicants
- Congress Expands Requirements for Breastfeeding Accommodations in the Workplace
- Maryland Accelerates Increase to Minimum Wage and Modifies Threshold on Prohibition Against Low Wage Non-Compete Provisions
- General Assembly Passes Modifications to the Time to Care Act
- Paid Family Leave Comes to Maryland
- Paid Family Leave Comes to Maryland
- Seminar for Maryland Physicians: What’s New & What’s Old is New
- Gordon Feinblatt’s COVID-19 Information Hub
- New Federal Law Limits Agreements Requiring the Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims
- Maryland Legal Alert - January 2022
- New Employment Laws Taking Effect in Maryland in 2021
- Maryland Laws Update 2021
- EEOC Clarifies Guidance on Workplace Vaccine Issues Including Incentives
- Mandatory FFCRA Leave Sunsets Soon, But Tax Credits for Voluntary Leave for Employees Extended
- Should Employers Require Their Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations?
- Relating to Real Estate - November 2020
- Relating to Real Estate: Hot Topics 2020 Webinar
- DOL Revises Its FFCRA Regulations, Including Narrowing the Definition of ‘Health Care Providers’ Who May Be Excluded from Paid Leave
- Maryland Laws Update 2020
- Maryland Passes Consent Requirement for Employment Interview Use of Facial Recognition Services
- Recently Enacted Maryland Employment Laws on Heat Stress, Unpaid Wages and Hernias
- Maryland Enacts Ban on Salary History Inquiries and Closes Loophole in the Equal Pay for Equal Work Law
- Maryland Expands its Discrimination Law to Explicitly Cover Hairstyles Associated With Race
- Maryland’s 'Mini-WARN' Law Mandates Advance Notice of Certain Workforce Reductions and Carries Significant Penalties
- CARES Act Expands Unemployment Insurance Benefits
- DOL Issues New FAQs Addressing the Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Expanded FMLA Laws
- DOL Issues Guidance for Employers of Health Care Workers and Emergency Responders
- Department of Labor Publishes Its First Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and a Model Notice of Employee Rights
- U.S. Enacts Families First Coronavirus Response Act with Expanded Paid Leave
- U.S. House Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Bill Provides Paid FMLA Law and Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
- Federal Agency Guidance on COVID-19 Given to Employers
- Employer Liability for Employees’ Confidentiality Breaches
- Maryland Enacts a ‘Ban the Box’ Statute for Private Employment
- New Overtime Rules Become Effective January 1, 2020
- Final Overtime Rules to be Effective January 1, 2020
- Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
- Employers Will Be Required to Report Pay Data as Part of the EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2019
- Maryland Laws Update 2019
- Guidelines for Adequate Documentation of Discipline and Termination
- Maryland Laws Update 2018
- Mandatory Paid Sick/Safe Leave
- Maryland Enacts Mandatory Paid Sick/Safe Leave
- Rethinking Recruitment Agency Agreements
- Delaware Bans Salary History Inquiries
- Maryland Penalties for Misclassification of Independent Contractors
- Mental Health Disabilities
- New EEOC Guidance for Employees with Mental Disabilities
- Employers Must Begin Using New I-9 Form By January 22, 2017
- Federal Court Blocks Implementation of Overtime Rule
- IRS Delays Deadline for Employer ACA Reports – Form 1095
- Montgomery County Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law to Take Effect October 1, 2016
- Enforcement of New Rule Which Would Limit Many Post Accident Drug Testing and Incentive Programs Delayed by OSHA
- Maryland to Impose Penalties for Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors
- Maryland Expands its Equal Pay Law
- Maryland Laws Update 2016
- EEOC Issues Final Regulations on Wellness Program
- DOL Issues Final Overtime Rules
- OSHA Rule Imposes New Injury Reporting Procedures and Seeks to Restrict Common Drug Testing and Safety Programs
- New Compensation Reporting Requirements
- Obama Administration Proposes New Compensation Reporting Requirements
- Most Workers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors
- Proposed Changes to Overtime Rules
- DOL Guidance Asserts That Most Workers Are Employees - Not Independent Contractors
- DOL Proposes Changes to Overtime Rules
- Mandatory Parental Leave for Small Employers
- Maryland Legal Alert March 2015
- "Ban the Box" Law in Baltimore City
- Maryland Adopts Mandatory Parental Leave For Small Employers
- Gender Identity Is Added To Maryland’s Discrimination Law
- Minimum Wage Increases For Maryland Workers
- Update -- New Maryland Employment Laws
- Not So Secret
- "Ban the Box" Law Passes in Baltimore City
- Supreme Court Helps Employers in Retaliation Claims
- Allegations of Poor Care
- Maryland Legal Alert - August 2013
- New Maryland Employment Laws and Federal Court Invalidates NLRB Posting Rule
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2013
- Same Sex Marriage - Health Insurance Benefits
- Beware of English-Only Rules
- New Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary of Rights Notice Required Effective January 1, 2013
- Maryland Legal Alert - December 2012
- Another Section 409A Compliance Deadline -- December 31, 2012
- Affirmative Action Extended to Providers
- Social Media Passwords
- 2012 Maryland Laws Update
- New Maryland Employment Law Legislation
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2012
- Off Again..... The NLRB Postpones Implementation of Its Notice Posting Rule Pending Resolution of Court Disputes
- On Again, Off Again - NLRB Posting Requirement Is On Again. All Employers Must Comply By April 30, 2012.
- Hostile Work Environment
- "Facebook Firing" Revisited: The NLRB's Social Media Agenda
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2011
- NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Employee Rights Notice-Posting Rule Until January 31, 2012
- EEOC Turns Focus To “No Fault” Leave Policies: Verizon Pays $20 Million Dollars To Settle ADA Lawsuit
- Maryland Legal Alert - September 2011
- All Employers To Be Required To Post Notice of Rights Under Labor Law
- 2011 Maryland Laws Update
- New Maryland Law Restricts Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes
- Supreme Court Expands Class of Potential Plaintiffs Who Can File Retaliation Claims Under Title VII To Include Third-Parties
- Facebook Firing
- Health Care Law Requires Employers To Provide Break Time And A Place For Nursing Mothers
- EEOC Targets Inflexible Leave Policies
- National Labor Relations Board Announces Intent to Require All Private Employers to Post a Notice Informing Employees of Their NLRA Rights
- D.C. Issues Sick and Safe Leave Act Regulations and Poster
- Social Media Policies Under Review: “Facebook Firing” Faces Challenge Under National Labor Relations Act
- New Maryland Law Mandates Work Breaks for Certain Retail Employees
- Is Your Copier a HIPAA Time Bomb?
- 2010 Maryland Laws Update
- "HIRE Act" Provides Incentives To Hire Unemployed Workers
- Maryland Legal Alert - April 2010
- The Wage and Hour Minefield
- Congress Tweaks FMLA to Expand Military-Related Leave Provisions
- Homeland Security Announces It Will Implement Mandatory E-Verify for Federal Contractors
- 2009 Maryland Laws Update
- Amendments Clarify the Maryland Flexible Leave Act
- Department of Labor Publishes Final Amendments To FMLA Regulations
- Maryland’s Flexible Leave Law
- 2008 Maryland Laws Update
- Federal Contractors Will Be Required To Use E-Verify Program To Confirm Employees’ Right To Work In U.S.
- Legislature Fixes Accrued Vacation Confusion
- Maryland Passes Flexible Leave Law
- Legislature Fixes Problem with Vacation Leave Payouts
- Amendments To FMLA Add New Leave For Military Families
- Montgomery County Enacts Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identification
- Vacation Pay Policies In Turmoil
- ADA Protects Doctors from Loss of Privileges
- Court Extends Board of Physicians' Reach
- Employers Must Switch To New I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form By December 26, 2007
- Update: Vacation Pay Entitlement for Employees
- Maryland Legal Alert - November 2007
- Maryland Employers Should Review Vacation/PTO Policies
- Deadline For Employers To File Revised EEO-1 Form is Approaching
- Maryland Legal Alert - May 2007
- D.C. Narrows Scope of Confidentiality Provisions in Settlement Agreements
- Supreme Court Examines Use of Pay Decisions Outside The Limitations Period To Prove Intentional Discrimination
- Homeland Security Proposes I-9 'No-Match' Safe Harbor Rule
- Healthcare Employers Receiving $5 Million Or More Per Year Fom Medicaid Must Educate Employees and Contractors on False Claims Laws and Whistleblowing
- You Broke It, You Bought It, Not!
- Overtime Pay for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
- You Broke It, You Bought It! (How A Common Employment Policy May Cause Problems) DOL Issues Opinion Letter on Charging Exempt Employees for the Cost of Lost or Broken Equipment
- Maryland Enacts Nondiscrimination Law Applicable To Entities Engaging In Business With The State
- Subpoenas For Medical Records--How The Rules Have Changed
- Medical Marijuana
- When Is An Operating Room Not An Operating Room
- No Right To Representation In Nonunion Workplace
- Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Employer's Affirmative Defense to Supervisor Sexual Harassment
- Where Does The Buck Stop?
- FMLA Update December 2003
- Sex and Medicine Don't Mix
- Maryland Employers Beware! There is Nothing Unusual About Workplace Accidents When It Comes to Awarding Workers' Compensation
- Fourth Circuit Holds Employees Can Select a Specific Weingarten Representative
- Maryland Employer's Firing of an At-Will Employee for Consulting Attorney is Not a Wrongful Discharge
- I'm Not Sleeping, I'm on Leave
- Department of Labor Seeks to Modernize White Collar Exemptions
- Employer Obligations to Members of the Military
- D.C.'s Top Court Retreats from Anti-Employer Decisions re: Employee Handbooks
- Court of Appeals Extends Wrongful Discharge Tort
- Supreme Court Strikes Down NLRB's Imposition of Liability Against Employer Who Filed Unsuccessful Lawsuit
- Swearing Is No Big Deal At Least When Filing An EEOC Complaint
- Court of Appeals Narrows Telephone Exemption Under Maryland Wiretap Act
- A Threat To One's Self Is Enough
- Continuing Violation Theory Extended
- Is There Such A Thing As Reverse Age Discrimination?
- D.C. Employers Beware! Employee Handbooks May Create Unintended Contracts --
- FMLA Leave, By Any Other Name, Is Still FMLA Leave
- Employers Should Update Anti-Harassment Policies and Practices
- Covered Employers are Required to Post OSHA 200 Log in February
- Employer Obligations Regarding Employees Called to Duty in Uniformed Services
- New OSHA Record-Keeping Requirements
- No Investigation Without Representation
- New Maryland Laws Prohibit Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Orientation and Genetic Information
- The Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims
- Employee Separation Agreements Under New EEOC Regulations:
Teams
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Employment
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Health Care
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Education
J.D.,
with honors,
George Washington University,
1988
B.A.,
magna cum laude,
Clark University,
1984
Bar Admissions
Maryland,
1988
District of Columbia,
1996