
Partner
White Plains
Email: sgangemi@murthalaw.com
Phone: 914-725-5800
Stamford
Phone: 203-653-5436
Fax: 203-653-5444
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Bar & Court Admissions
- New York
- Connecticut
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Education
- St. John's University School of Law (J.D., Dean's List, 1993)
- St. John's University (B.A., cum laude)
Salvatore G. Gangemi
Salvatore G. Gangemi is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Murtha Cullina and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Sal advises clients with respect to state, federal and local employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and state and local employment laws.
He handles matters in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York City Commission on Human Rights, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, United States Department of Labor, New York State Department of Labor, and Connecticut Department of Labor, among others. In addition, Sal litigates matters involving misappropriation of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, breach of employment contract, fiduciary duty, and other work-related common law claims.
Sal counsels clients on day-to-day issues involving workplace management and administration, including requests for reasonable accommodation for disabilities, for family and medical leave, and wage and hour issues. He conducts employment law training on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment prevention and wage/ hour compliance. Sal also drafts employment policies and agreements, and assists clients in auditing worker classification practices and policies both in the context of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws governing independent contractor determinations.
Sal frequently lectures on employment law matters, and at continuing legal education seminars. He has written extensively on employment law issues as well as other legal issues affecting individuals and businesses. To that end, Sal is the Editor of New York Employment Attorney Blog and the Co-Editor of Employment Law Perspectives.
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Employment Law Committee
- New York State Bar Association, Chair, Employment Law Committee of the Trial Lawyers Section
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- Federal Bar Council
- The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- New York County Lawyers’ Association, Labor and Employment
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- St. John’s School of Law, Labor and Employment Law Center, Member of Board of Advisors
- St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Board, Board of Directors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment since 2011(Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
- Listed in Super Lawyers® every year since 2009 in New York Metro area(Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)
Board of Directors, Palace Theatre Stamford Center for the Arts
- Italian
- August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
- July 1, 2020 - Murtha Cullina LLP Successfully Represents Savant Systems, Inc. in Multifaceted Acquisition of GE Lighting
- October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
- January 9, 2018 - Salvatore G. Gangemi Appointed to Board of Directors of Palace Theatre Stamford Center for the Arts
- October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- April 21, 2017 - Salvatore G. Gangemi Joins Labor and Employment Practice Group
- May 1, 2020 - Labor and Employment Group Webinar: Managing the Workplace During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Part II
- March 27, 2020 - Webinar: Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Workplace
- December 13, 2019 - Webinar: Managing Marijuana: What CT and NY Employers Need to Know
- April 26, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar: Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Disabled Employees
- May 12, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Issues Rules For Reopening of Businesses
- April 27, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: EEOC Releases Updated COVID-19 Guidance (Updated as of April 23, 2020)
- April 22, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Updates Families First Coronavirus Response Act Q&A Guidance on Calculating Leave Entitlements
- April 20, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: EEOC Releases Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- April 20, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Updates Safe Workplace Rules to Require Masks In the Workplace
- April 15, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Sexual Harassment Training Deadlines Postponed Due to Pandemic
- April 15, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Cuomo Orders Employers to Provide “Face Coverings” for External-facing Employees
- April 14, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Permanent Paid Sick Leave Coming to New York State in 2021
- April 10, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Issues Binding Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers
- April 4, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: DOL Issues Temporary Regulations Detailing FFCRA Paid Leave Rules
- March 31, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Continues to Update FAQ Concerning Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 26, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Senate Passes Massive Coronavirus Aid Package; Would Provide Financial Relief for Employers and Employees
- March 25, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Releases Preliminary Guidance Concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 25, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: DOL Issues FFCRA Rights and Responsibilities Poster
- March 24, 2020 - Tax Group and Labor & Employment Group News: IRS and DOL Preview How Employers Can Recoup Costs of Providing Paid Leave to Employees for Coronavirus-Related Absences
- March 23, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: UPDATE: The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Releases Guidance Concerning Essential Businesses
- March 23, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Massachusetts Defines Essential Services, Shutters the Rest through April 7, 2020
- March 21, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: As Coronavirus Spreads, Governor Lamont Shutters Non-Essential Connecticut Workplaces
- March 20, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Governor Cuomo to Issue Executive Order Requiring New York Workers to Stay Home
- March 19, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: “Families First Coronavirus Relief Act” Expands Family and Medical Leave Act and Mandates Paid Sick Leave
- March 19, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: New York State Passes Expanded Sick Leave in Battle Against COVID-19
- January 22, 2020 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com - How Old Are You, Job Seeker? Connecticut Legislators to Introduce Bill Banning the Question
- January 15, 2020 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com - U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Joint Employer Rule Applicable to Wage and Hour Violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- November 22, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Westchester County, New York Enacts Safe Time Leave Law to Complement Earned Sick Leave Law
- October 15, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York Bars Non-Disclosure Agreements in All Discrimination Case Settlements
- June 4, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Connecticut House Passes Extensive Paid Family Medical Leave Bill
- May 17, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Connecticut Senate Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
- May 13, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York City Bans Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana Use
- May 7, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Zero-Tolerance Policies Hurt Harassment Reporting and #MeToo
- April 11, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York City Commission on Human Rights Releases Online Gender Harassment Training
- January 15, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York City Considers Paid Vacation and the Right to Disconnect
- December 8, 2017 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Mainstream Recognition of Sexual Harassment Prompts Bill Prohibiting Arbitration
- December 4, 2020 - Annual Labor & Employment Update Webinar Recording: Session 1
- June 16, 2020 - Labor & Employment Webinar Recording: Managing the Workplace During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Part III: Return-to-Work Issues
- October 18, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Properly Classifying Employees Under the FLSA
- April 26, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Disabled Employees
- January 24, 2018 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: HR's Role in Natural Disasters
Salvatore G. Gangemi is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Murtha Cullina and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Sal advises clients with respect to state, federal and local employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and state and local employment laws.
He handles matters in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York City Commission on Human Rights, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, United States Department of Labor, New York State Department of Labor, and Connecticut Department of Labor, among others. In addition, Sal litigates matters involving misappropriation of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, breach of employment contract, fiduciary duty, and other work-related common law claims.
Sal counsels clients on day-to-day issues involving workplace management and administration, including requests for reasonable accommodation for disabilities, for family and medical leave, and wage and hour issues. He conducts employment law training on a variety of topics, including sexual harassment prevention and wage/ hour compliance. Sal also drafts employment policies and agreements, and assists clients in auditing worker classification practices and policies both in the context of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws governing independent contractor determinations.
Sal frequently lectures on employment law matters, and at continuing legal education seminars. He has written extensively on employment law issues as well as other legal issues affecting individuals and businesses. To that end, Sal is the Editor of New York Employment Attorney Blog and the Co-Editor of Employment Law Perspectives.
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Employment Law Committee
- New York State Bar Association, Chair, Employment Law Committee of the Trial Lawyers Section
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- Federal Bar Council
- The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- New York County Lawyers’ Association, Labor and Employment
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- St. John’s School of Law, Labor and Employment Law Center, Member of Board of Advisors
- St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Board, Board of Directors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor and Employment since 2011(Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
- Listed in Super Lawyers® every year since 2009 in New York Metro area(Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)
Board of Directors, Palace Theatre Stamford Center for the Arts
- Italian
- August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
- July 1, 2020 - Murtha Cullina LLP Successfully Represents Savant Systems, Inc. in Multifaceted Acquisition of GE Lighting
- October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
- January 9, 2018 - Salvatore G. Gangemi Appointed to Board of Directors of Palace Theatre Stamford Center for the Arts
- October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
- August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- April 21, 2017 - Salvatore G. Gangemi Joins Labor and Employment Practice Group
- May 1, 2020 - Labor and Employment Group Webinar: Managing the Workplace During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Part II
- March 27, 2020 - Webinar: Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Workplace
- December 13, 2019 - Webinar: Managing Marijuana: What CT and NY Employers Need to Know
- April 26, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar: Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Disabled Employees
- April 6, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: Is a “Vaccination Ambassador” a Good Idea?
- March 17, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: New York Requires Paid Time-Off for COVID-19 Vaccinations
- March 4, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: Reminder: First Quarterly Payment Due on March 31, 2021 Under CT Paid Family and Medical Leave
- February 16, 2021 - Labor & Employment Group News: OSHA Issues New Guidance on COVID-19
- October 5, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: New York State Paid Sick Leave Law Now in Effect
- September 16, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Revises “Health Care Provider” Exemption to COVID-19-Related Paid Sick Leave and Enhanced Family Medical Leave
- September 10, 2020 - Labor and Employment Group News: OSHA Investigations and Employee Deaths and Cases of COVID-19
- May 1, 2020 - Labor & Employment Webinar Recording: Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Workplace Part II
- March 27, 2020 - Labor & Employment Webinar Recording: Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Workplace
- December 13, 2019 - Labor & Employment Webinar Recording: Managing Marijuana: What CT, NY and MA Employers Need to Know
- June 10, 2019 - Labor and Employment Group News: Connecticut House Passes Extensive Paid Family Medical Leave Bill
- May 17, 2019 - Labor and Employment Group News: Connecticut Senate Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
- May 13, 2019 - Labor and Employment Group News: New York City Bans Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana Use
- April 11, 2019 - Labor and Employment Group News: New York City Commission on Human Rights Releases Online Gender Harassment Training
- March 8, 2018 - Labor & Employment Group News: Let's Try That Again: DOL Proposes $35k Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption
- August 23, 2018 - Labor & Employment Group News: Impending Sexual Harassment Notice and Training Requirements to Affect New York State and New York City Employers
- May 23, 2018 - Labor & Employment Group News: U.S. Supreme Court Approves Use of Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
- October 26, 2017 - Labor & Employment Group News: NYC Ban On Inquiring Into Salary History Takes Effect On October 31, 2017
- October 20, 2017 - New York City Council Amends Earned Sick Time Act to Permit Employees to Use Paid Time Off for “Safe Time”
- September 14, 2017 - Labor & Employment Group News: Should New York Employers Care that the Obama Administration's Final Rule is No More?
- June 20, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Justice Department Switches Sides on Class Action Waivers
- June 2, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Employer No-Recording Policies May Violate NLRA Says the Second Circuit
- May 25, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Business and Employee Groups Oppose Merger of OFCCP with EEOC
- May 15, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: New York City Enacts Freelance Worker Law
- May 10, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: New York City Passes Law Barring Employers From Inquiring Into Job Applicant Salary History
- May 8, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: Employers Must Be Alert to Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- April 28, 2017 - Labor and Employment Group News: A Single Racist Comment Can Create a Hostile Work Environment
- May 12, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Issues Rules For Reopening of Businesses
- April 27, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: EEOC Releases Updated COVID-19 Guidance (Updated as of April 23, 2020)
- April 22, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Updates Families First Coronavirus Response Act Q&A Guidance on Calculating Leave Entitlements
- April 20, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: EEOC Releases Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- April 20, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Updates Safe Workplace Rules to Require Masks In the Workplace
- April 15, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Sexual Harassment Training Deadlines Postponed Due to Pandemic
- April 15, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Cuomo Orders Employers to Provide “Face Coverings” for External-facing Employees
- April 14, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Permanent Paid Sick Leave Coming to New York State in 2021
- April 10, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Connecticut Issues Binding Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers
- April 4, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: DOL Issues Temporary Regulations Detailing FFCRA Paid Leave Rules
- March 31, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Continues to Update FAQ Concerning Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 26, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Senate Passes Massive Coronavirus Aid Package; Would Provide Financial Relief for Employers and Employees
- March 25, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Department of Labor Releases Preliminary Guidance Concerning the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- March 25, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: DOL Issues FFCRA Rights and Responsibilities Poster
- March 24, 2020 - Tax Group and Labor & Employment Group News: IRS and DOL Preview How Employers Can Recoup Costs of Providing Paid Leave to Employees for Coronavirus-Related Absences
- March 23, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: UPDATE: The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Releases Guidance Concerning Essential Businesses
- March 23, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Massachusetts Defines Essential Services, Shutters the Rest through April 7, 2020
- March 21, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: As Coronavirus Spreads, Governor Lamont Shutters Non-Essential Connecticut Workplaces
- March 20, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: Governor Cuomo to Issue Executive Order Requiring New York Workers to Stay Home
- March 19, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: “Families First Coronavirus Relief Act” Expands Family and Medical Leave Act and Mandates Paid Sick Leave
- March 19, 2020 - Labor & Employment Group News: New York State Passes Expanded Sick Leave in Battle Against COVID-19
- January 22, 2020 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com - How Old Are You, Job Seeker? Connecticut Legislators to Introduce Bill Banning the Question
- January 15, 2020 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com - U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Joint Employer Rule Applicable to Wage and Hour Violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- November 22, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Westchester County, New York Enacts Safe Time Leave Law to Complement Earned Sick Leave Law
- October 15, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York Bars Non-Disclosure Agreements in All Discrimination Case Settlements
- June 4, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Connecticut House Passes Extensive Paid Family Medical Leave Bill
- May 17, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Connecticut Senate Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
- May 13, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York City Bans Pre-Employment Testing for Marijuana Use
- May 7, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Zero-Tolerance Policies Hurt Harassment Reporting and #MeToo
- April 11, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York City Commission on Human Rights Releases Online Gender Harassment Training
- January 15, 2019 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: New York City Considers Paid Vacation and the Right to Disconnect
- December 8, 2017 - EmploymentLawPerspectives.com: Mainstream Recognition of Sexual Harassment Prompts Bill Prohibiting Arbitration
- December 4, 2020 - Annual Labor & Employment Update Webinar Recording: Session 1
- June 16, 2020 - Labor & Employment Webinar Recording: Managing the Workplace During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Part III: Return-to-Work Issues
- October 18, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Properly Classifying Employees Under the FLSA
- April 26, 2019 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: Applying Performance and Conduct Standards to Disabled Employees
- January 24, 2018 - Labor and Employment Webinar Recording: HR's Role in Natural Disasters
- New York
- Connecticut
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- St. John's University School of Law (J.D., Dean's List, 1993)
- St. John's University (B.A., cum laude)