Kenneth J. Sargoy

Top rated employment & labor attorney in Los Angeles, California

Sargoy Law
Kenneth J. Sargoy
Sargoy Law

Practice Areas: Employment & labor, Employment litigation, Business litigation; view more

Licensed in California since: 1981

Education: Whittier Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023

Sargoy Law

815 Moraga Dr.
Suite 307
Los Angeles, CA 90049 Visit website

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Attorney Kenneth J. Sargoy is the founder and principal of The Sargoy Law Firm in Los Angeles, California. A top-rated, award-winning lawyer with more than 38 years of legal experience, Mr. Sargoy serves the needs and interests of a diverse range of clients throughout the greater Los Angeles metro region and surrounding areas of Southern California who have legal issues involving the following:

· Employment law for employees and employers

· Business litigation

· Elder abuse

Having attended New York University, Mr. Sargoy changed course and graduated from the The New School for Social Research in 1971. Mr. Sargoy served as a social worker for several years in New York City before relocating to California to pursue his legal profession. There, he attended Whittier College School of Law, where he was the notes and comments editor of the Whittier Law Review and earned the distinction of Outstanding Law Review Member.

A dean's list scholar, he received the Neil Deitch Memorial Award for Scholastic Achievement and completed an externship with the Honorable William P. Gray of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He obtained his Juris Doctor and received his license to practice in 1981, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Throughout the course of his legal career, Mr. Sargoy has continued to realize considerable success, earning numerous accolades and endorsements from his peers along with many positive testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients. His success is the direct result of his exceptional legal knowledge and skills coupled with his unwavering dedication to those he serves.

A leader in his field, he has published several articles and conducted lectures and seminars across his region on a variety of topics. He is also an active member of The State Bar of California's Labor and Employment Law Section, as well as the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, among his other professional affiliations.

Practice areas

Employment & labor: employee, Employment litigation: defense, Business litigation

Focus areas

Wage & hour laws, Employment discrimination, Employment law - employer

  • 30% Employment & labor: employee
  • 40% Employment litigation: defense
  • 30% Business litigation

First Admitted: 1981, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.sargoylaw.com/attorney/kenneth-j-sargoy/

Newsletters:
  • 2/8/19: AN EMPLOYEE CANNOT SUE THE EMPLOYER'S PAYROLL COMPANY FOR MISTAKES CAUSING WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS. THE ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT SOLELY AGAINST THE EMPLOYER. 1/11/19: THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RESTRICTS THE USE OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND ADOPTS THE STREAMLINED “ABC” TEST FOR DETERMINING STATUS OF WORKERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR EMPLOYEES. 4/27/18: ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO OVERTIME? NON-EXEMPT VERSUS EXEMPT CLASSIFICATION UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. 4/20/18: SARGOYLAW VICTORY OVER CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NOT REQUIRED TO WITHHOLD PAYROLL TAXES FROM MEMBERS OR PAY EMPLOYER PORTION OF PAYROLL TAXES (CAL. UNEMP. INS. CODE SECS. 623, 13004.6), Sargoy Newsletter, Government, Hi Tech, Industrial, Transportation, Financial, Healthcare, Hospital, Medical
Honors/Awards:
  • Neil Deitch Memorial Award for Scholastic Achievement
  • Dean's List
  • Voted Outstanding Law Review Member, 1981
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations: When are Managers Liable for Terminating Employees?, California State Bar Labor & Employment Law Quarterly
  • Notes and Comments Editor of the Whittier Law Review, 1981
  • Restricting Terminations of Employees for Free Speech Expression, California State Bar Labor & Employment Law Quarterly
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California
  • California State Bar; Los Angeles County Bar., 2019
  • California, 1981
Educational Background:
  • New School for Social Research - 1971
  • New York University
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • B'et Tzedek Legal Services, Los Angeles, California., 1982
Industry Groups:
  • Civil Service
  • Financial
  • Healthcare
  • Hi Tech
  • Hospital
  • Hospitality
  • Medical
  • Restaurants
  • Transportation

Office location for Kenneth J. Sargoy

815 Moraga Dr.
Suite 307
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Phone: 310-208-1003

Selections

4 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2023

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