Chambers USA: Labor & Employment 2009-2012
California Super Lawyers 2007-2013
“Top California Labor and Employment Lawyers,” The Daily Journal 2010-2012
Kenneth Sulzer is a Partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and co-head of the California Labor & Employment Law and Class/Collective Action Groups, resident in the Los Angeles office.
Ken focuses his practice on class actions involving wage and hour, FLSA, California Labor Code and EEO matters. He is widely recognized as one of the top lawyers in his field, frequently quoted by national media and called upon to serve as an expert witness or consultant in major wage & hour class action matters.
Ken is also experienced in labor-management relations, including NLRB matters, U.S. Department of Labor investigations, collective bargaining and various arbitration matters, as well as issues involving employee privacy, employment tax, drug testing, sexual harassment law, and OSHA.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Ken was a Partner and Chair of the California Labor and Employment Practice at Seyfarth Shaw.
He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Occidental College, the Board of Directors for the Federal Bar Association (Los Angeles Chapter), and a past member of the Electoral College of the United States.
Key Representations:
The WellPoint Companies, obtaining dismissal by the plaintiff of overtime class allegations
Deloitte & Touche, obtaining denial of class certification, which was upheld on appeal
Windsor Health Care, defeating class certification and PAGA representative action in its entirety
Los Angeles Times, as lead appellate counsel, obtaining affirmation of a trial court’s decision that a commission sales plan is legal under California law
Delta-T Group, defeating conditional class certification in an FLSA independent contractor action
Swissport USA, defeating class certification on meal periods, rest periods and seating claims
Cross Country Travcorps, obtaining dismissal by the plaintiff of an overtime class allegation
Sol Healthcare, defeating class certification on expense reimbursement claims
UnumProvident, reaching a stipulated dismissal of all class claims
UnumProvident Corporation, obtaining the dismissal of class and representative allegations and settlement of an action alleging predatory pricing based on a failure to pay overtime to improperly-classified customer care representatives
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