News
- January 4, 2018
Events
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Philadelphia, PA)August 28, 2018
Publications
- Labor and Employment AlertMay 2, 2018
Cases & Deals
- August 7, 2018
Tanya A. Salgado Counsel
salgadot@whiteandwilliams.com
vCardPrint to PDF
Tanya Salgado’s practice includes employment law, education law and commercial litigation. For more than twenty years, she has defended businesses and non-profits in federal and state court in cases involving allegations of discrimination on the basis of age, race, national origin, disability and sex discrimination, as well as claims alleging sexual harassment, FMLA and wage and hour violations and wrongful discharge. Tanya also provides advice to human resources professionals and all levels of management regarding employment law compliance issues, including wage and hour laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Clients call on Tanya to deliver tailored management training presentations on a variety of topics, such as absenteeism, documentation, equal employment opportunity issues for managers and harassment avoidance in the workplace.
Tanya provides litigation avoidance counseling to managers and human resources professionals. She regularly reviews employee handbooks and drafts policies and procedures. Tanya reviews employment applications and counsels management on hiring procedures in an increasingly regulated area of personnel management.
In the area of education law, Tanya counsels colleges and universities on personnel policies and procedures, including review of employee handbooks. She has also represented these institutions in litigation in federal courts involving employment matters.
Her commercial litigation work includes contract disputes and non-compete agreement litigation.
During law school, Tanya was a member of the National Moot Court Team and Moot Court Board.
Representative Matters
- First-chaired a jury trial through to a defense verdict in an employment case in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
- On behalf of a health care facility, obtained summary judgment in a New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act case
- Obtained summary judgment in a wrongful discharge/employee handbook case which was upheld on appeal by the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
- Obtained summary judgment in a Title VII discrimination and retaliation case which was affirmed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Obtained summary judgment in a FMLA retaliation case
- Represented national manufacturing company in connection with a reduction in force (RIF), including review of separation agreements
- Provided management training seminar to a non-profit organization in New Jersey regarding equal employment opportunity issues, with a focus on proper handling of employee sick leave and absenteeism issues
- Represented management by successfully obtaining injunctive relief in mass picketing cases
Recognition & Involvement
Outside of her legal practice, Tanya is a long-time member of her church’s personnel committee.
News
Events
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Philadelphia, PA)August 28, 2018
- National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem, PA)June 13, 2018
- PBI Employment Law Institute 2018 (Philadelphia, PA)April 27, 2018
- Penn State - Lehigh ValleyMay 17, 2017
- PBI Annual Employment Law Institute (Philadelphia, PA)April 27, 2017
- Philadelphia, PAApril 12, 2017
- Philadelphia, PAMay 18, 2016
- Getting It Right - From the Start: How to Hire Employees in Today's Economy While Avoiding LawsuitsPBI's 22nd Annual Employment Law InstituteApril 27, 2016
- Philadelphia, PAMay 20, 2015
- NAWBO Leadership Conference (Lafayette Hill, PA)April 29, 2015
- The Attorney Client Privilege: Why it Matters and Tips to Avoid WaiverWhite and Williams 2014 Labor & Employment SeminarApril 24, 2014
- Allentown Art MuseumApril 24, 2014
Publications
- Labor and Employment AlertMay 2, 2018
- The Temple 10-QNovember 15, 2017
- Labor and Employment AlertJuly 25, 2017
- Labor and Employment AlertJune 9, 2017
- Labor and Employment AlertJune 1, 2017
- Labor and Employment AlertDecember 13, 2016
- Labor and Employment AlertSeptember 9, 2016
- Labor and Employment AlertDecember 1, 2015
- Labor and Employment AlertNovember 11, 2015
- Labor and Employment AlertNovember 4, 2015
- Labor and Employment AlertSeptember 9, 2015
- Labor and Employment AlertJuly 16, 2015
- Labor and Employment AlertApril 9, 2015
- Labor and Employment NewsletterMarch 18, 2014
- White and Williams Labor and Employment AlertJuly 21, 2012
Cases & Deals
- August 7, 2018
Practice areas
Bar and Court Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Law, JD, 1996
The College of William and Mary, BA, 1993
Memberships
Philadelphia Bar Association