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By Ernest B. Orsatti, Esq. Some employers are so obsessed by profit that they feel the need to reduce the wages that they pay their employees as much as possible. One way is to refuse to pay overtime compensation. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all non-exempt employees be paid time and one…
For the Win Friday The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is conducting a nationwide strike and, locally, Teamsters Local 249 began striking at the Warrendale facility. The Company filed an Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Claim for Damages. Ernie Orsatti file Preliminary Objections and a supporting brief. The company presented its Petition for Injunction before…
Understanding the repercussions and effect on workers By Ernest B. Orsatti, Esquire President Trump effectively paralyzed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when he fired General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and Board member Gwynne Wilcox, leaving the NLRB without a quorum. Abruzzo’s firing was expected, as she was a pro-labor Biden appointee, and the courts have…
Vincent Quatrini and Ernest Orsatti were honored on October 21 by the Allegheny County Bar Association. Vince and Ernie were included as members of the 2024 50-Year practitioner class during the 50/60 Year Practitioners Awards Ceremony at Hotel Monaco.
Department of Labor unlikely to pursue an appeal By Ernest B. Orsatti, Esq. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. This was the second time in seven years the DOL introduced a rule…
