I heard the same sentiment again and again. "That does not sound legal," said Leonard Sansanowicz, a Los Angeles employment lawyer. READ FULL ARTICLE Read More

Employee-side Los Angeles attorney Leonard H. Sansanowicz said the plaintiffs are trying to "flip PAGA on its head." For decades, he said, minimum wage and other labor laws were subject to enforcement by local district attorneys, who rarely made them a priority. "With all the limits on class actions, this is one of the last remaining mechanisms to hold employers accountable," Sansanowicz said. "That's why they want Read More

“I am not aware of any statistic available right now that will paint the true picture of how many layoffs there have been,” said Leonard Sansanowicz, a Los Angeles employment attorney. “There are too many factors — people working multiple jobs, employees misclassified as independent contractors, undocumented workers who may go unreported, to name a few — to have a truly accurate picture.  READ FULL ARTICLE Read More