Angelo Spinola
Shareholder | Co-Chair, Home Health and Home Care Industry Group
Professional & Community Affiliations
Chair
Global Community Group
Society for Human Resource Management
Liaison
Global Council
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Member
State Bar of Georgia
Member
Advisory Committee
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Member
Committee on Fair Labor Standards
American Bar Association
Member
Litigation and Labor and Employment sections
American Bar Association
Member
Buckhead Business Association
Member
Society for Human Resource Management, Atlanta Chapter
Volunteer
Big Brothers and Sisters of Metro Atlanta
News, Analysis & Press
Loopholes in COVID-19 Unemployment Program Threaten to Deplete Home Care Workforce
Home Health Care News
April 7, 2020
Home Care Providers Presumably Exempt from New Paid Sick Leave Rules — But Further Clarification Needed
Home Health Care News
March 30, 2020
Home Care Agencies Seek Exemption Status in Potentially Devastating COVID-19 Relief Law
Home Health Care News
March 19, 2020
Federally Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Would ‘Add Fuel to the Fire’ for In-Home Care Providers
Home Health Care News
March 10, 2020
Littler Partners with AxisCare to Offer Home Care Toolkit to Clients
December 10, 2019
Littler Partners with Tennessee Association for Home Care to Assist Members with L&E Compliance
November 15, 2019
HIPAA Compliance, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Emerging as Key Home Care Legal Issues
Home Health Care News
October 15, 2019
New Law Could Increase Home Health, Hospice Labor Costs 30%
Home Health Care News
September 15, 2019
Legislation Would Allow Caregivers to Poach Home Care Agencies’ Clients
Home Health Care News
June 4, 2019
Fair Scheduling Trend Could Spell Trouble for At-Home Care Providers
Home Health Care News
April 3, 2019
NY Court of Appeals Decision Saves the NY Home Care Industry – What’s Next for Home Care Providers?
Insight
March 27, 2019
Department of Labor Issues Opinion on Payment Plans For Home Health Aides
Home Health Care News
January 2, 2019
Home Care Companies Increase Use of Noncompetes, Other Contract Restrictions
Home Health Care News
December 2, 2018
New York Court Nullifies Recent Emergency Amendment Codifying Longstanding "13-Hour Rule" for Home Care Industry
ASAP
September 28, 2018
Starbucks' New Mexico City Café Will Be Run Entirely by Older Adults
Senior Housing News
September 18, 2018
Trump Administration DOL Issues First Substantive Guidance on Independent Contractors
ASAP
July 17, 2018
Another Federal Court Holds Home Health Aides in NY are NOT Necessarily Entitled to Pay for Every Hour of a 24-Hour Shift, but that the DOL's Home Care Rule Took Effect on January 1, 2015
Insight
December 21, 2017
DOL Appeals Ruling that Invalidated White Collar Exemption Changes
Home Health Line
December 12, 2017
How to Prepare Your Business for NYC's Predictive Scheduling Laws
New York Business Journal
December 5, 2017
NYDOL Issues Explanatory Statement on Recent Wage Order Amendment Codifying its Longstanding Interpretation of the "13-Hour Rule"
ASAP
October 25, 2017
The NYC Predictive Fair Work Week Regulation - How to Comply and Avoid Harsh Penalties
Deputy
October 16, 2017
Littler and Franchise Clique Team Up to Offer Employment Law Compliance Solution for Franchises
September 20, 2017
Another New York State Appellate Court Finds 24-Hour Non-Residential Home Care Attendants Must be Paid for Sleep and Meal Periods
ASAP
September 15, 2017
DOL Asked to Halt Obama-Era Worker Classification Investigations
Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report
September 14, 2017
The Labor Department’s Companionship Services Overtime Rule Should Not Be Enforced for the Period the Rule Was Vacated by a District Court Injunction
Bloomberg Law
July 31, 2017
New York State Appellate Court Finds 24-Hour Non-Residential Home Care Attendants Must be Paid for Sleep and Meal Periods
ASAP
April 14, 2017
Online Legal Resources Straddle the Line Between Public Good and Client Generation
Legaltech News
November 22, 2016
Littler Launches Franchise Compliance Toolkit
November 15, 2016
Illinois Becomes Seventh State to Expand Employment Rights to Domestic Workers
Insight
September 23, 2016
Preparing Home Care Agencies to Defend Against Increase Wage and Hour Litigation
The Florida Home Care Connection
Summer/Fall 2016
Supreme Court Declines Review of D.C. Circuit’s Decision Upholding DOL Home Care Rule as Regulatory and Litigation Focus on Home Care Industry Intensifies
Insight
June 28, 2016
Home Care Industry Coalition Seeks Supreme Court Review of DOL's Home Care Rule
ASAP
November 19, 2015
Supreme Court Denies Further Stay of Department of Labor's Home Care Rule; Effective Date is Imminent
ASAP
October 6, 2015
NLRB Ruling Around Joint Employers Could Affect Franchisor Relationships
Private Duty Insider
September 23, 2015
The Federal Companionship Exemption Remains Intact: Steps Home Health Agencies Can Take to Establish Eligibility for the Federal Exemption and Comply with State Wage & Hour Laws
ABA's Health Lawyer
April 1, 2015
New York State Supreme Court Finds 24-Hour Home Care Attendants Must be Paid for Sleep and Meal Periods
Insight
March 25, 2015
The Department of Labor Appeals Federal Court's Orders Vacating Both Major Provisions of the Home Care Rule
ASAP
January 23, 2015
Federal Court Vacates Second and Final Major Provision of the Department of Labor's Home Care Rule
ASAP
January 14, 2015
D.C. Federal Court Vacates Regulation Excluding Third-Party Employers from the FLSA Companionship and Domestic Services Exemption
ASAP
December 22, 2014
Preparing for the Elimination of the Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemption for Home Healthcare Aides
The Health Lawyer
December 1, 2014
Wage And Hour Class Actions In The Healthcare Industry: Legal Challenges And E-Discovery Solutions
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
October 20, 2014
Littler Mendelson: Labor & Employment Litigation Department of the Year Award
Daily Report
July 23, 2014
Another Federal Court Decertifies FLSA Collective Action in Automatic Meal Break Deduction Case
ASAP
June 18, 2014
FLSA Compliance for Home Care Employers After the Companionship Exemption
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Journal Employment
January 22, 2014
Challenges and Best Practices for Home Care Employers Following the Elimination of the Companionship Exemption
Littler Report
November 7, 2013
Department of Labor Eliminates the Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemption for Most Home Care Aides
Insight
September 25, 2013
Non-exempt employees: What counts as uncompensated off – the –clock work
Private Duty Insider
May 22, 2013
Beyond the companionship exemption: How to classify employees as non-exempt
Private Duty Insider
May 6, 2013
EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other eDiscovery Misconduct
Insight
March 18, 2013
Recent Wage & Hour Challenges and Solutions for Home Health Care Employers
Health Law Reporter - Bloomberg BNA
22 HLR 249
February 7, 2013
Recent Wage & Hour Challenges and Solutions for Home Health Care Employers
Bloomberg BNA’s Health Law Reporter
February 7, 2013
Supreme Court Declines to Prescribe Overtime Entitlement For Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives
Atlanta Hospital News & Healthcare Report
July 1, 2012
Evolving Hospital-Physician Relations: Opportunities and Challenges of ACO Formation
Atlanta Hospital News
April 1, 2012
2012 Midwinter Treatise Supplement: The Fair Labor Standards Act
American Bar Association
Fair Labor Standards Act Subcommittee - Section of Labor and Employment Law
February 22-24, 2012
The Coming Regulatory Avalanche: Engineering Practical Employment and Labor Law Compliance Solutions
Littler Report
April 6, 2011
Wage and Hour Class Actions in the Healthcare Industry: Diagnosis and Prevention
Littler Report
June 2, 2010
Books & Book Chapters
- The Fair Labor Standards Act, Midwinter Treatise Supplement, American Bar Association, contributor, 2015
- Protection of Trade Secrets & Restrictions on Unfair Competition in Georgia Chapter, The Southern Employer, Chapter 4, LexisNexis and Littler Mendelson, chapter author, 2007/2008 Ed.
- Wage and Hour Answer Book, Aspen Publishers, Inc., contributing author, 2008 Ed. and 2017 Ed.
- Harassment, Discrimination and Other Workplace Landmines, Entrepreneur Press, contributing author, 2007
- The Littler Mendelson Guide to International Employment and Labor Law, LexisNexis and Littler Mendelson, contributing editor
Speaking Engagements
Legislative Update, Litigation Armoring, and Recommended Operational Guidelines for the Home Care Industry
April 23, 2020
COVID-19 Legislative Update and Recommended Operational Guidelines for the Home Care Industry
April 16, 2020
California Toolkit Resources and Hot Topics
Webinar
March 25, 2019
Wage Hour 101: Pay Practice Compliance to Protect Your Organization More Effectively Than Even Captain America’s Shield
Home Care Association of Florida Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
July 29, 2018
Latest Legal Developments Impacting New York Home Care Providers
New York, NY
August 30, 2017
Latest Legal Developments Impacting New York Home Care Providers
New York, NY
August 29, 2017
Employment Law Update - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
November 1, 2016
Healthcare Industry Roundtable
The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
May 6, 2016
2015 Southeast Employer Conference
Atlanta, GA
August 20, 2015
Next Steps In The Wake Of The Companionship Exemption Decision: What Should Home Care Employers Do Now?
March 24, 2015
The Interplay Between State and Federal Law: Best Practices for California Home Care Providers
Home Care Association of America
March 17, 2015
Important Update to the DOL's Home Care Rule
January 12, 2015
The 2014 Atlanta Employer Conference
Atlanta, GA
October 9, 2014
10 Ways To Avoid Being the Big Catch in the Wage and Hour Sea
The 2014 Atlanta Employer Conference
Littler Mendelson, Atlanta, GA
October 9, 2014
Critical Next Steps for Home Health Employers Dealing with the Elimination of the Companionship Exemption and Introduction of The Affordable Care Act
2014 Leadership Conference - Comfort Keepers®, Denver, CO
April 24-26, 2014
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth A Pound of Cure: Wage & Hour Compliance Strategies That Will Reduce the Risk of the Bet-the Company Class Action
2014 Long Term Care and the Law - American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), Las Vegas, NV
February 20, 2014
Beyond the Companionship Exemption: How to Reclassify Employees
16th Annual Private Duty National Conference & Expo – DecisionHealth
November 20, 2013
The Disappearing Companionship Exemption: How is the Home Health Industry Responding to its Elimination for Home Care Workers
November 14, 2013
Fair Labor Standards Act: Increased Litigation on Overtime and Minimum Wage Disputes
2013 Annual Meeting - National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), Washington, DC
November 1, 2013
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Wage & Hour Compliance Strategies That Will Reduce the Risk of the Bet the Company Class Action
Private Duty Home Care Leadership Summit & Exposition - National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)
March 18, 2013
Wage and Hour Compliance Solutions
Annual Meeting & Exposition - LeadingAge
October 24, 2012
The Newest Wage Hour Claims and the Most Common Mistakes that Lead to Class Actions
Audio Conference - Institute for Applied Management & Law, Inc.
October 9, 2012
Call Center Class Actions: And What We Can Learn From Them
NAVEX Webinar
August 22, 2012
Managing Non-Exempt Employees for Wage and Hour Compliance
Winthrop University Hospital
May 2, 2012
The Globalization of Employment and Labor Law: Latest Trends and Issues for 2012
22nd Annual HR Conference - SHRM-Atlanta
March 13, 2012
Why Wage and Hour Litigation and DOL Audits Are Exploding
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference, Columbus, GA
October 27, 2011
The Top Ten Issues HR Professionals Need to Know About International Labor and Employment Law
May Perimeter GEM Meeting - SHRM-Atlanta
October 17, 2011
Dangerous Assignments – Practical & Legal Considerations for Global Employers
SHRM-Atlanta Webinar
June 16, 2011
Special Issues in Employee Relations Law
Seminar - Institute for Applied Management & Law, Inc., Atlanta, GA
May 20, 2011
Wage and Hour Class Actions in the Healthcare Industry – Strategy and Avoidance
Southeast Healthcare Litigation Symposium - ELT
March 11, 2010
Healthcare Employers in the Crosshairs: Is Your Organization Wage and Hour Compliant?
Connecticut Hospital Association, Wallington, CT
December 16, 2009
FLSA Compliance Strategies: Managing Wage hour Issues the Right Way
Audio Conference - Institute for Applied Management & Law, Inc.
July 16, 2009
Education
- J.D., George Washington University Law School, 1999With Honors
- B.A., University of Maryland, 1995magna cum laude
Courts
- Georgia Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit