Jamie J. Spataro

  • Shareholder
  • Co-Chair, Occupational Safety and Health Practice Group
  • Pittsburgh
jspataro@littler.com
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With more than two decades of experience, Jamie J. Spataro’s practice encompasses a wide range of workplace safety and health issues. Jamie regularly counsels clients on all aspects of OSHA compliance, including providing advice and counsel regarding workplace safety practices, policies and procedures, assisting with investigating and responding to OSHA complaints, helping clients navigate onsite OSHA inspections and manage accident investigations, defending and negotiating OSHA citations, and assisting clients, trade associations and organizations with their OSHA regulatory policy and advocacy efforts, including crafting and submitting comments in response to OSHA proposed rulemakings.

Jamie provides training to employers on key OSHA compliance obligations including state and federal OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

Additionally, Jamie regularly counsels clients on transportation safety compliance, including U.S. DOT FMCSA driver safety and U.S. DOT PHMSA hazmat safety issues.

Jamie also counsels clients on state and federal environmental compliance issues.

For nearly 15 years, Jamie served as a lead regulatory counsel for a major American ground package delivery company where he advised on workplace safety, transportation safety, infectious diseases and COVID-19 mitigation, hazardous materials transportation, environmental compliance, sustainability, sustainable freight, and TSA indirect air carrier compliance.

Prior to his in-house career, Jamie spent five years in private practice serving as both national coordinating counsel and local counsel for a large corporate client involved in the defense of asbestos lawsuits. He also focused his practice on commercial and environmental litigation during which he regularly participated on trial teams in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

Jamie has served his community representing low-income clients in pro bono matters before the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and he has provided Spanish language translation support for his corporate and pro bono clients.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

OSHA Regulatory Engine is on Fire: How to Best Develop Safety Program and Protocols that Support Your Goals

  • May 9, 2024
  • Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

Panelist – OSHA Knocks on the Door: Are You Ready? Preparing for Inspections and Investigations

  • September 2022
  • Pittsburgh, PA/Virtual

Panelist – Bootcamp 103: Food & Package Delivery Services, Optimization & Regulation

  • December 2021
  • International Association of Transport Regulators Annual Conference; Virtual

Panelist – Keeping Employees Safe: Testing, Vaccinations and Related Issues during the Pandemic

  • November 2021
  • American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Annual Conference; Beverly Hills, CA/Virtual

Panelist – COVID Compliance for Employers: A practical look at the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination ETS and other health and safety employment compliance issues in 2022

  • November 2021
  • Association of Corporate Counsel, Western Pennsylvania Chapter; Pittsburgh, PA/Virtual

How Health and Safety Informs Compliance - A Conversation with Jamie Spataro

  • March 2021
  • ComTech Podcast Episode, Compliance Podcast Network

Panelist – Performance Managing Employees through Leaves, Injuries, Illnesses and Investigations

  • July 2019
  • California Coalition of Workers Compensation Annual Conference; Anaheim, CA

Panelist – Pro Bono Partnerships with Clients: Three Case Studies

  • February 2019
  • International Association of Defense Counsel Midyear Meeting; Santa Barbara, CA

Additional Thought Leadership

Personal Jurisdiction Over the Internet: How International Is Today’s Shoe?

  • January 2008
  • Journal of Cyber Law

Personal Jurisdiction Over the Internet: How International Is Today’s Shoe?

  • April 2002
  • Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy

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