Shannon Antle Hamilton

Practice Areas

Employment Law

Employment Litigation

Health Care - Employment

Career

Shannon Antle Hamilton is a Member of Stites & Harbison, chairs the Firm’s Employment Law Service Group, and is a seasoned litigator and counselor on complex employment law issues. Shannon has significant lead counsel experience in employment litigation and has tried numerous cases in both federal and state court to jury verdict. Shannon’s trial experience includes defending companies in workers’ compensation retaliation claims, Family and Medical Leave Act claims, cases brought under Title VII and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Kentucky Whistleblower Act. Shannon also frequently litigates non-compete, non-solicitation, and trade secret disputes. Shannon provides counseling to her clients on compliance in all areas of employment law and is a frequent speaker and author on trending employment law issues.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association

Publications

“Department of Labor Overtime Rule Becomes Effective!” Stites & Harbison Client Alert, July 1, 2024

“Checking in on the Status of the Fair Labor Standards Act Exempt Salary Threshold Increase,” Stites & Harbison Client Alert, June 17, 2024

“Department of Labor and the Fair Labor Standards Act Exempt Salary Threshold Increase,” Stites & Harbison Client Alert, May 1, 2024

"Noncompete? Not So Fast. Business advocacy groups are falling on both sides of the FTC's move to ban noncompete clauses: What businesses need to know." by Sarah Shadburne, Louisville Business First, May 30, 2023

“'To Text or Not to Text…' Challenges to Defending Employment Matters Involving Text Messages," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, March 31, 2023

"Medical Cannabis in Kentucky: Executive Action Dated November 15, 2022 - Impact on Kentucky Employers," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, November 18, 2022

"Supreme Court Rejects OSHA Vaccine Mandate on Private Employers – Allows CMS Healthcare Mandate for Facilities Receiving Medicare/Medicaid Funds," with Calesia Henson, Demetrius O. Holloway, Ashley Owens Hopkins, Robin E. McGuffin, and Robin D. Miller, Stites & Harbison Client Alert, January 14, 2022

"Here, There, Everywhere! Top 10 Employment and Tax Considerations When Employees Work Remotely," Stites & Harbison Client Alert, January 6, 2022

Personal

University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, J.D., 1988

University of Louisville, B.S.B.A., Accounting, 1985