Stephen A. Antonelli

November 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just as many employers were finalizing their 2025 budgets, on Nov. 15, 2024, a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction six weeks before the second of two meaningful changes to the federal overtime law was set to take effect.

By Stephen A. Antonelli and Alexandra G. Farone

5 minute read

September 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Changes in the world of noncompetition agreements (noncompetes) have been particularly prevalent in recent weeks, most notably including court activity barring the Federal Trade Commission's new noncompete ban and Pennsylvania's new law restricting the use of certain noncompetes for health care practitioners.

By Stephen A. Antonelli and Alexandra G. Farone

5 minute read

March 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision in Salsberg v. Mann that could help to ensure that employment litigation will continue to have the "best" fact patterns for years to come, when it ruled that plaintiffs can maintain a cause of action for intentional interference with an at-will employment relationship against third parties.

By Stephen A. Antonelli

8 minute read

December 07, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

For many employers, it is also performance review season that is often accompanied by announcements concerning employees' compensation for next year. As a result, this time of year can sometimes cause employees to consider a change of scenery. Employers should therefore be prepared for the possibility that an employee will voluntarily resign their employment and move on to another opportunity.

By Steven B. Silverman and Stephen A. Antonelli

5 minute read

August 18, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

If the economic outlook calls for your organization to make the difficult decision of a closure or mass layoff, be sure to consult with counsel in advance of announcing the decision.

By Stephen A. Antonelli

7 minute read

November 11, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

At a time when employers and human resources professionals have just as many questions as they have answers, the EEOC's updated technical assistance document has provided much needed clarity, most recently on the topic of religious objections to vaccine mandates.

By Stephen A. Antonelli

7 minute read

February 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Jan. 16, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule updating its interpretation of "joint employer" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

By Stephen A. Antonelli and Andrew C. DeGory

7 minute read

July 18, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

In mid-June, in a unanimous opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court articulated a new work product doctrine waiver analysis in BouSamra v. Excela Health, No. 5 WAP 2018 (Pa. June 18, 2019).

By Stephen A. Antonelli and Carly Loomis-Gustafson

7 minute read

February 07, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Throughout the shutdown, there were numerous news stories concerning the deadlines by which federal courts were expecting to run out of money. As a result, employment litigators and other federal court practitioners questioned whether the shutdown would interfere with their clients' filing deadlines and how it might affect their practices, generally.

By Stephen A. Antonelli

5 minute read

November 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employers that mandate flu vaccinations should be sure to allow employees to request exemptions to their flu shot policies for medical reasons, including but not limited to, allergies to the vaccine or its components or a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

By Stephen A. Antonelli

6 minute read