Marianne Monroy
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Marianne Monroy, Chair of Garfunkel Wild’s Employment Law Practice Group, has more than 25 years of experience representing private corporations, non-profits, and individual clients in connection with a broad range of employment law matters including age, disability, race, sexual harassment, wage and hour, benefits, audits, defamation, restrictive covenants, and breach of contract claims. Her practice also includes litigation of a wide variety of commercial and business issues, including contract disputes, managed care, and judicial review of agency and other administrative determinations and has defended clients against claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, False Claims Act, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Marianne defends clients throughout the tri-state area in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies, including, among others, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission of Human Rights, the New Jersey Civil Rights Commission, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
Marianne has particular experience in counseling clients concerning general human resources issues and compliance with state and federal employment laws. She regularly conducts employee complaint investigations, drafts employee policies, develops employee on-boarding procedures and documentation, represents clients during agency audits (e.g. DOL audits), advises on employee benefit and COBRA issues; creates and implements reduction in force programs, and drafts and negotiates separation agreements. She also provides employee leadership training programs, as well as sexual harassment, wage and hour and disability training programs aimed at protecting clients from potential claims, increasing employee engagement and productivity, and reducing staff turnover.
Garfunkel Wild attorneys have once again been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Super Lawyers.
Thirty-Three Garfunkel Wild attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers, and 2022 New York Metro/Upstate New York Rising Stars.
Thirty-Six Garfunkel Wild attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers, and 2021 New York Metro/Upstate New York Rising Stars.
Thirty-Six Garfunkel Wild attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers, and 2020 New York Metro/Upstate Rising Stars.
Thirty-Four Garfunkel Wild attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers, and 2019 New York Metro Rising Stars.
Super Lawyers has recognized 36 Garfunkel Wild Attorneys across a range of the firm’s practice areas to the 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list.
On April 19, 2024, Governor Hochul signed an amendment to New York’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law (New York Labor Law § 196-b), also known as the Paid Prenatal Leave Law (the “Paid Leave”), that will require employers to provide at least 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures. The New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) that provides some clarity on employees’ rights and employers’ obligations under the amendment.
Garfunkel Wild's 11th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Virtual Symposium is dedicated to the most important business, legal, clinical, and operational issues facing the ASC and health care management community.
Andrew Zwerling and Marianne Monroy will co-present "Best Practices for Enhancing Employee Engagement and Minimizing Risk and Liability" at the Westchester County Medical Society's CME Webinar.
Join Andrew Zwerling, and Marianne Monroy as they help employers understand their legal obligations concerning disability accommodations, appropriate medical documentation, and how to engage in the required interactive dialogue with an employee before making an accommodation decision.
Join Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew L. Zwerling and Marianne Monroy as they cover an overview of workplace investigations, preparing for the investigation, witness interviewing techniques, and record-keeping and documentation.
Join Marianne Monroy and Andy Zwerling as they discuss the legal and practical considerations of determining when a private employer may discipline an employee for their social media activities, and what appropriate disciplinary actions employers can consider.
Garfunkel Wild's Marianne Monroy will present at the National Business Institute's New York Human Resource Law Boot Camp. She will present "Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Function".
Garfunkel Wild is pleased to present the 9th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium on October 25, 2022.
Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio & Lauren Levine will present on The Nassau Academy of Law CLE “How Not to Put Your Clients in “Jeopardy”: What is, “Update Their Employee Handbooks?” on October 5, 2021.
Marianne Monroy will present at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Webinar – How to Build a Useful, Engaging Employee Handbook – Review, Revise, Recirculate it Every Year on September 21, 2021.
Lauren Levine, Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio Will Present At ASCAS – Handling Covid-19 Employee Vaccinations, Leave Entitlements & Protocol Violations on February 18, 2021.
Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Handling COVID-19 Employee Vaccinations, Updated Leave Entitlements & Addressing Violations of COVID-19 Protocols” on January 26, 2021.
Garfunkel Wild’s 7th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Symposium will be held on November 18, 2020
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Returning to Work in the COVID-Era: Employee Issues, What to Expect and How to Prepare” on June 12, 2020.
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “An Employer’s Practical Guide To Facing Day-To-Day Coronavirus Challenges” on April 20, 2020.
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Navigating A Murky Landscape: An Employer’s Guide To Responding To The Challenges of COVID-19” on March 30, 2020.
Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the FCMA’s Webinar – Navigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers & Supervisors on May 9, 2019.
Andrew l. Zwerling, Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the Hudson Valley Annual Institute on April 4, 2019.
Additional speaking & writing
Speeches and Events
- “Top HR Issues In The Current Environment,” 8th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium (October 28, 2021)
- “How Not to Put Your Clients in “Jeopardy”: What is, “Update Their Employee Handbooks?,” The Nassau Academy of Law CLEs (October 5, 2021)
- “How to Build a Useful, Engaging Employee Handbook- Review, Revise and Recirculate it Every Year,” Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 2021 Webinar Series (September 21, 2021)
- “Handling COVID-19 Employee Vaccinations, Updated Leave Entitlements & Addressing Violations of COVID-19 Protocols,” Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 2021 Webinar Series and Garfunkel Wild complimentary webinar (February 18, 2021 and January 26, 2021)
- “Returning to Work in the COVID-Era: Employee Issues, What to Expect and How to Prepare,” Garfunkel Wild complimentary webinar (June 12, 2020)
- “An Employer’s Practical Guide To Facing Day-To-Day Coronavirus Challenges,” Garfunkel Wild complimentary webinar (April 20, 2020)
- “Navigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers and Supervisors,” Fairfield County Medical Association’s (FCMA) Webinar (May 9, 2019)
- “Employee Engagement: Best Practice Considerations,” Hudson Valley Annual Institute 2019 (April 4, 2019)
- Employment Law Leadership Bootcamp: Community FoodBank of New Jersey (October 29, 2018)
- Webinar: Sexual Harassment in The Medical Professional (December 14, 2017)
- Webinar: New York Paid Family Leave Law: What You Need to Know About This Law (September 13, 2017)
Publications
- “Implementing the Mandates Imposed on Covered Entities by Section 1557 of the ACA,” Co-Author, Law Journal Newsletters, February 2017
Marianne Monroy, Chair of Garfunkel Wild’s Employment Law Practice Group, has more than 25 years of experience representing private corporations, non-profits, and individual clients in connection with a broad range of employment law matters including age, disability, race, sexual harassment, wage and hour, benefits, audits, defamation, restrictive covenants, and breach of contract claims. Her practice also includes litigation of a wide variety of commercial and business issues, including contract disputes, managed care, and judicial review of agency and other administrative determinations and has defended clients against claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, False Claims Act, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Marianne defends clients throughout the tri-state area in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies, including, among others, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission of Human Rights, the New Jersey Civil Rights Commission, and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
Marianne has particular experience in counseling clients concerning general human resources issues and compliance with state and federal employment laws. She regularly conducts employee complaint investigations, drafts employee policies, develops employee on-boarding procedures and documentation, represents clients during agency audits (e.g. DOL audits), advises on employee benefit and COBRA issues; creates and implements reduction in force programs, and drafts and negotiates separation agreements. She also provides employee leadership training programs, as well as sexual harassment, wage and hour and disability training programs aimed at protecting clients from potential claims, increasing employee engagement and productivity, and reducing staff turnover.
Join Andrew Zwerling, and Marianne Monroy as they help employers understand their legal obligations concerning disability accommodations, appropriate medical documentation, and how to engage in the required interactive dialogue with an employee before making an accommodation decision.
Join Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew L. Zwerling and Marianne Monroy as they cover an overview of workplace investigations, preparing for the investigation, witness interviewing techniques, and record-keeping and documentation.
Join Marianne Monroy and Andy Zwerling as they discuss the legal and practical considerations of determining when a private employer may discipline an employee for their social media activities, and what appropriate disciplinary actions employers can consider.
Garfunkel Wild's Marianne Monroy will present at the National Business Institute's New York Human Resource Law Boot Camp. She will present "Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Function".
Garfunkel Wild is pleased to present the 9th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium on October 25, 2022.
Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio & Lauren Levine will present on The Nassau Academy of Law CLE “How Not to Put Your Clients in “Jeopardy”: What is, “Update Their Employee Handbooks?” on October 5, 2021.
Marianne Monroy will present at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Webinar – How to Build a Useful, Engaging Employee Handbook – Review, Revise, Recirculate it Every Year on September 21, 2021.
Lauren Levine, Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio Will Present At ASCAS – Handling Covid-19 Employee Vaccinations, Leave Entitlements & Protocol Violations on February 18, 2021.
Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Handling COVID-19 Employee Vaccinations, Updated Leave Entitlements & Addressing Violations of COVID-19 Protocols” on January 26, 2021.
Garfunkel Wild’s 7th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Symposium will be held on November 18, 2020
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Returning to Work in the COVID-Era: Employee Issues, What to Expect and How to Prepare” on June 12, 2020.
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “An Employer’s Practical Guide To Facing Day-To-Day Coronavirus Challenges” on April 20, 2020.
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Navigating A Murky Landscape: An Employer’s Guide To Responding To The Challenges of COVID-19” on March 30, 2020.
Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the FCMA’s Webinar – Navigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers & Supervisors on May 9, 2019.
Andrew l. Zwerling, Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the Hudson Valley Annual Institute on April 4, 2019.
Garfunkel Wild's 11th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Virtual Symposium is dedicated to the most important business, legal, clinical, and operational issues facing the ASC and health care management community.
Andrew Zwerling and Marianne Monroy will co-present "Best Practices for Enhancing Employee Engagement and Minimizing Risk and Liability" at the Westchester County Medical Society's CME Webinar.
On April 19, 2024, Governor Hochul signed an amendment to New York’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law (New York Labor Law § 196-b), also known as the Paid Prenatal Leave Law (the “Paid Leave”), that will require employers to provide at least 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures. The New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) that provides some clarity on employees’ rights and employers’ obligations under the amendment.
On April 19, 2024, Governor Hochul signed an amendment to New York’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law (New York Labor Law § 196-b), also known as the Paid Prenatal Leave Law (the “Paid Leave”), that will require employers to provide at least 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period for pregnant employees to attend prenatal medical appointments and procedures. The New York State Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) that provides some clarity on employees’ rights and employers’ obligations under the amendment.
Garfunkel Wild's 11th Annual ASC and Health Care Management Virtual Symposium is dedicated to the most important business, legal, clinical, and operational issues facing the ASC and health care management community.
Andrew Zwerling and Marianne Monroy will co-present "Best Practices for Enhancing Employee Engagement and Minimizing Risk and Liability" at the Westchester County Medical Society's CME Webinar.
Join Andrew Zwerling, and Marianne Monroy as they help employers understand their legal obligations concerning disability accommodations, appropriate medical documentation, and how to engage in the required interactive dialogue with an employee before making an accommodation decision.
Join Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew L. Zwerling and Marianne Monroy as they cover an overview of workplace investigations, preparing for the investigation, witness interviewing techniques, and record-keeping and documentation.
Join Marianne Monroy and Andy Zwerling as they discuss the legal and practical considerations of determining when a private employer may discipline an employee for their social media activities, and what appropriate disciplinary actions employers can consider.
Garfunkel Wild's Marianne Monroy will present at the National Business Institute's New York Human Resource Law Boot Camp. She will present "Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Function".
Garfunkel Wild is pleased to present the 9th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium on October 25, 2022.
Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio & Lauren Levine will present on The Nassau Academy of Law CLE “How Not to Put Your Clients in “Jeopardy”: What is, “Update Their Employee Handbooks?” on October 5, 2021.
Marianne Monroy will present at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Webinar – How to Build a Useful, Engaging Employee Handbook – Review, Revise, Recirculate it Every Year on September 21, 2021.
Lauren Levine, Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio Will Present At ASCAS – Handling Covid-19 Employee Vaccinations, Leave Entitlements & Protocol Violations on February 18, 2021.
Garfunkel Wild’s Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Handling COVID-19 Employee Vaccinations, Updated Leave Entitlements & Addressing Violations of COVID-19 Protocols” on January 26, 2021.
Garfunkel Wild’s 7th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Symposium will be held on November 18, 2020
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Returning to Work in the COVID-Era: Employee Issues, What to Expect and How to Prepare” on June 12, 2020.
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “An Employer’s Practical Guide To Facing Day-To-Day Coronavirus Challenges” on April 20, 2020.
Garfunkel Wild’s Andrew Zwerling, Marianne Monroy, Salvatore Puccio, and Lauren Levine will present the webinar “Navigating A Murky Landscape: An Employer’s Guide To Responding To The Challenges of COVID-19” on March 30, 2020.
Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the FCMA’s Webinar – Navigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers & Supervisors on May 9, 2019.
Andrew l. Zwerling, Marianne Monroy and Salvatore Puccio will present at the Hudson Valley Annual Institute on April 4, 2019.
Additional speaking & writing
Speeches and Events
- “Top HR Issues In The Current Environment,” 8th Annual ASC & Healthcare Management Complimentary Virtual Symposium (October 28, 2021)
- “How Not to Put Your Clients in “Jeopardy”: What is, “Update Their Employee Handbooks?,” The Nassau Academy of Law CLEs (October 5, 2021)
- “How to Build a Useful, Engaging Employee Handbook- Review, Revise and Recirculate it Every Year,” Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 2021 Webinar Series (September 21, 2021)
- “Handling COVID-19 Employee Vaccinations, Updated Leave Entitlements & Addressing Violations of COVID-19 Protocols,” Ambulatory Surgery Center Association 2021 Webinar Series and Garfunkel Wild complimentary webinar (February 18, 2021 and January 26, 2021)
- “Returning to Work in the COVID-Era: Employee Issues, What to Expect and How to Prepare,” Garfunkel Wild complimentary webinar (June 12, 2020)
- “An Employer’s Practical Guide To Facing Day-To-Day Coronavirus Challenges,” Garfunkel Wild complimentary webinar (April 20, 2020)
- “Navigating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers and Supervisors,” Fairfield County Medical Association’s (FCMA) Webinar (May 9, 2019)
- “Employee Engagement: Best Practice Considerations,” Hudson Valley Annual Institute 2019 (April 4, 2019)
- Employment Law Leadership Bootcamp: Community FoodBank of New Jersey (October 29, 2018)
- Webinar: Sexual Harassment in The Medical Professional (December 14, 2017)
- Webinar: New York Paid Family Leave Law: What You Need to Know About This Law (September 13, 2017)
Publications
- “Implementing the Mandates Imposed on Covered Entities by Section 1557 of the ACA,” Co-Author, Law Journal Newsletters, February 2017
Practices
Education
- cum laude
- Environmental Law Certificate
cume laude
,Court admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals: Second Circuit
U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court: Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey
New York State Courts
New Jersey State Courts
Connecticut State Courts
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Nassau County Bar Association
AWARDS & RANKINGS
- Super Lawyers – New York Metro (2013-2024)
- Selected for “Outstanding Women in Law for 2016” by the Honorable A. Gail Prudenti and Hofstra University School of Law (April 5, 2016)
- Long Island Business News – “Who’s Who in Intellectual Property & Labor Law” (2014 & 2013); “Ones to Watch” (2012); “40 Under 40” Class of 2012 (2012)