Shelly R. Pagac has joined the law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP as senior counsel in the Employment Litigation and Counseling Law Group. She is in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.
Ms. Pagac has been counseling, training, and defending employers since 1988. She has litigated cases in all areas of employment law including Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, and various state tort claims, such as defamation, wrongful discharge and breach of contract.
Ms. Pagac frequently counsels and provides training to clients. She has conducted Fair Labor Standards Act audits for clients, investigated claims of harassment, and counseled clients on every day issues, such as discipline, and questions surrounding the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Ms. Pagac has provided numerous training sessions on how to prevent harassment in the workplace.
Ms. Pagac is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Illinois. She is on the Board of Directors for Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, and is currently serving as Treasurer. She is on the Board of Governors of the Allegheny County Bar Association, and has served in that capacity since 2006. She is also a Fellow of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, a fellow of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County.