Ryan Amelio
Ryan Amelio

Ryan Amelio is a J.D. candidate at NYU School of Law and a member of the class of 2022. He is currently a Senior Executive Editor of the NYU Journal of Law & Liberty and previously served as a judicial intern for Judge Alfred V. Covello of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. In 2021, Ryan was a summer associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and will rejoin Paul, Weiss as an associate after graduation. Prior to attending law school, he received his B.S. in economics from Bentley University.

Columns by Ryan Amelio
Substantial Questions of Statutory Authority Confront OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard

NYU Law professor Samuel Estreicher and 3L Ryan Amelio comment on the unusual move by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) decision to require employee vaccinations for employers with a total of 100 or more employees. Estreicher and Amelio explain why it is unclear whether the Agency has authority to mandate vaccinations and testing.