Firm News
May 16, 2008
Mr. Gangemi will take part in a panel discussion titled, "Overtime, Minimum Wage, Unpaid Commissions: Individual and Class Claims Under New York Law" at the 2008 NELA/NY Spring Conference at the Kaatskill Mountain Club in Hunter, New York.
April 23, 2008
Salvatore Gangemi will appear before the New York State Court of Appeals for oral argument in Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc. concerning two questions certified from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Second Circuit Opinion
March 24, 2008
Mr. Gangemi was quoted in an article titled, "Don't Forget the Mayor's Sex Suit," in the March 24, 2008 issue of New York magazine in connection with the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Bloomberg LP.
March 2008
Mr. Gangemi was quoted in the March 2008 issue of InsideCounsel magazine commenting on the proposed "Protecting English in the Workplace Act" and "Common Sense English Act." Both bills would permit employers to require employees to speak English only while "engaged in work."
January 2008
Mr. Gangemi was quoted in InsideCounsel magazine in an article entitled, "Sales Commission Case Puts Employers on Notice," concerning the legality of certain commission calculation formulas.
November 11, 2007
Salvatore G. Gangemi will be speaking before attorneys at a continuing legal education seminar at St. John University's School of Law, entitled "Employment Law in the 21st Century." The program will qualify for (1) ethics and (3) practice area CLE credits.
October 8, 2007
Salvatore G. Gangemi was quoted in an article titled, "The Letter of Sex Discrimination Laws Versus Reality," appearing on ABCNews.com.
June 6, 2007
Salvatore G. Gangemi will argue before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that the judgment of the District Court in Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc. in favor of the plaintiff should be upheld.
February 22, 2007
Mr. Gangemi was quoted in an article titled, "Extra Bucks or a Career Tryout:
How to Make a Second Job Work," in The Wall Street Journal Online, concerning the duty of loyalty.
December 11, 2006
Salvatore G. Gangemi will be speaking at the New York County Lawyers' Association concerning coverage for executive employees under Article 6 of the New York State Labor Law.
November 2, 2006
Salvatore G. Gangemi will take part in a panel discussion entitled "Shattering Stereotypes: Racism and Sexism in the Music Industry," to be held on November 2, 2006 at 5 p.m. at the Samuel B. & David Rose Building, Lincoln Center, New York City. The Panel is part of the 26th annual CMJ Music Marathon. For information concerning the 2006 CMJ Music Marathon, please visit www.cmj.com/marathon.
June 8, 2006
The firm obtained a final judgment in the amount of $234,415.78 in Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc., (United States District Court, Southern District of New York), a case involving unlawful deductions from commissions. The court found that over a period of six years, the employer unlawfully deducted $153,817.51 from the plaintiff's commissions. In addition to awarding the plaintiff the amounts unlawfully deducted, the court awarded prejudgment interest in the amount of $80,598.27.
April 6, 2006
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February 22, 2006
Salvatore G. Gangemi will be conducting a seminar on the Family and Medical Leave Act in New York, sponsored by Lorman Education Services.
August 25, 2005
In an employment case handled by the firm involving Article 6 of the New York Labor Law, Judge Robert P. Patterson, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment in plaintiff's favor on the following issues: (1) Whether an executive employee is entitled to the protection of Labor Law §193, prohibiting the deduction of expenses from compensation; and (2) Whether the defendant violated Labor Law §193 when it subtracted from the plaintiff's compensation certain business and other expenses. The Court ruled that executives are, in fact, protected by section 193 and that the manner in which the employer deducted certain costs, losses and expenses from the plaintiff's compensation violated New York law. Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc., 03 Civ. 10239 (RPP), United States District Court, Southern District of New York. To view a copy of the decision, please click: [Opinion and Order].
February 22, 2005
Salvatore G. Gangemi will be speaking at a seminar, Family and Medical Leave Act in New York, sponsored by Lorman Education Services. This one-day seminar is designed for human resource and benefits professionals and covers the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act as well as its interaction with other federal and state employment laws. To view a copy of the seminar brochure, please click: [Brochure].
November 6, 2004
Salvatore G. Gangemi is scheduled to speak at St. John's University School of Law in connection with its continuing legal education program on the topic of attorney ethical considerations in employment discrimination cases.
September 27, 2004
Judge Katharine S. Hayden of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denies Sylvester Stallone's motion to dismiss the complaint filed by Chuck Wepner. Wepner's complaint alleges that Stallone violated Wepner's right of publicity based upon Stallone's alleged unauthorized use of Wepner's name in connection with the Rocky franchise. The firm is serving as co-counsel on this matter.
March 27, 2004
Salvatore G. Gangemi conducted a seminar at St. John's University School of Law-- "Sexual Harassment: The Evolving Cause of Action"-- as part of St. John's Continuing Legal Education program.