Ernie Orsatti protects union client’s right to information
For the Win Friday When a Company tried to withhold information after making false allegations against a Union President, Attorney Ernie Orsatti stepped in.
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PLRB Affirms the Right of Union to Information Request
By Ernest B. Orsatti, Esquire After a contentious meeting between the Union President and the Company’s HR Director regarding safety issues, the Union President sent an email to the Company’s Executive Director, copying the HR Director, regarding her conduct. A week later, the Union President was notified a complaint was made against him and an…
Quatrini, Orsatti, and Cordes Honored on 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights and Plaintiff Employment Lawyers List
Pittsburgh, PA – Quatrini Law Group is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been recognized among the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers: Vince Quatrini for Workers’ Compensation; Ernest Orsatti for Unions & Employee Rights; and Samuel Cordes for Employee & Civil Rights. Mr. Quatrini received his B.A. in Economics…
Wage and Hour Overtime Violations can be addressed, benefiting employees who were cheated out of Overtime Pay
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…
Union Victory: Judge denies company’s injunction request amid Teamsters’ Strike
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…
Trump fires NLRB Officials
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…
Vince Quatrini and Ernie Orsatti Celebrate 50 Years of Practice
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.
Federal Overtime Rule struck down a second time
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…