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Anne M. Lavelle

Director
412.297.4988
 

Ms. Lavelle is a director in the Firm's Labor & Employment Group where she concentrates her practice in general labor and workers' compensation litigation for employers.

Ms. Lavelle's areas of interest include:

  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • Mandatory arbitration of employment claims
  • Ergonomics
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Workers' Compensation litigation and appellate matters

Bar Admissions

  • Admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania, Indiana, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Education

  • J.D. (magna cum laude; Notewriter, Law Review; Semester Honors, Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Spring 1995; Course Honors, Law and Economics, Spring 1995; Legal Writing Teaching Assistant 1994-96), Valparaiso University, 1996
  • B.S., Valparaiso University, 1993

Representative Matters

  • Represent employers before the EEOC and PHRC
  • Defend employers involved in Title VII lawsuits in federal court
  • Advise and counsel employers and management regarding any and all aspects of labor and employment law

Memberships

  • Member, Best Lawyers Consumer Guide (2001)
  • Chairperson (2001-02) and Vice Chairperson (1999-2000), Industry for Workers’ Compensation Reform
  • Member, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations (Labor & Employment and Workers’ Compensation Sections)

Seminars & Speeches

  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Disclosing An Employee's Personal Information: What Are An Employer's Legal Obligations And An Employee's Rights?, Pittsburgh, PA (November 13, 2007)
  • Industry for Workers’ Compensation Reform, The New Bermuda Quadrangle – HIPAA, FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Compensation, Greensburg, PA (November 7, 2003)
  • Western Pennsylvania Personnel Association, Are You Hip with HIPAA?, New Castle, PA (April 24, 2003)
  • Johnstown Business Council, Ergonomics: From Regulation to Uncertainty, Johnstown, PA (December 6, 2001)
  • Leadership Healthcare Conference, Ergonomics: From Regulation to Uncertainty, Pittsburgh, PA (November 14, 2001)
  • Allegheny County Workers’ Compensation Information Exchange, Hepatitis and HIV in the Workers’ Compensation Arena, Oakland, PA (November 13, 2001)
  • Western Pennsylvania Claims Association, Will Ergonomics Ruin Corporate Economics?, Wexford, PA (January 17, 2001)

Publications

  • Author, Gaps in the HIPAA Chinese Wall, Trustee (January 2006)
  • Source, Survey Your Staff for Hazards, Laboratory Compliance Insider (April 2005)
  • Source, Protect Your Facility by Setting Nonretaliation Policy, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (September 2003)
  • Source, Update Your Ergonomics Program Using OSHA’s New Guidelines for Nursing Homes, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (June 2003)
  • Source, Train Safety Manager How to Prepare for NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (March 2003)
  • Author, Should Your Company Care About the HIPAA Privacy Rule? – And Are You Prepared to Comply with the Rule?, PHCA Weekly Reporter (February 4, 2003)
  • Source, Use Memo to Train Supervisors to Report All Exposure Incidents to Safety Manager, Laboratory Compliance Insider (January 2003)
  • Source, Fill Out and Post OSHA’s New Summary Form 300A, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (January 2003)
  • Author, Note:  More on Employment Waiver and Arbitration Agreements and Workers’ Compensation Rights, Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Law Section Newsletter (October-November 2002)
  • Source, Cover All Bases When Training Employees to Use Powered Industrial Trucks, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (October 2002)
  • Co-author, Waffle House Shouldn’t Make You Waffle About Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Claims, Pittsburgh Hospital News (September 2002)
  • Source, Five Dos and Don’ts When Using Respirators to Protect Employees from TB Exposure, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (August 2002)
  • Source, How to Guide Staff on Timely Reporting of Workplace Fatalities and Hospitalizations, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (June 2002)
  • Source, Provide Medical Evaluations When Requiring Employees to Use Respirators, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (May 2002)
  • Source, Help Your Safety Manager Keep OSHA Inspections Short and Violation-Free, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (March 2002)
  • Source, Avoid Four Common Mistakes with Your Eyewash Facilities, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (January 2002)
  • Co-author, OSHA Settlement Has Far Reaching Implications for All Healthcare Employers, American Health Lawyers Association Labor & Employment (Winter 2002)
  • Source, Conduct Record Review to Spot Trends in Ergonomically Related Employee Injuries, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities (December 2001)
  • Co-author, Mandatory Arbitration Agreements in the Employment Arena: Given the Green Light, Assisted Living Success (August 2001)
  • Co-author, Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Claims:  Is It the Alternative of the Future?, Health Law Digest Analysis (August 2001)
  • Co-author, It Makes Good Business Sense to Require Employees to Arbitrate, Not Litigate, Their Employment Claims, Pittsburgh Hospital News (June 2001)
  • Co-author, Have You Considered Mandatory Arbitration As An Alternative to Employment Lawsuits?, The Keystone - PA Chapter of ACHCA (June 2001)
  • Co-author, OSHA’s Ergonomics Standard May Be Dead, But OSHA Still Has a Trump Card, Pittsburgh Hospital News (March 2001)