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)
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 New York State and City 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, the United States Department of Labor, and New York State 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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 New York State and City 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, the United States Department of Labor, and New York State 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
