Marianne Monroy

Partner/Director
Marianne Monroy

Marianne Monroy

Partner/Director

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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.

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.

Education
J.D.,
Pace University School of Law,
1997,
  • cum laude
  • Environmental Law Certificate
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B.A.,
Brooklyn College,
1994,

cume laude

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Bar Admissions

Connecticut

New Jersey

New York

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)