Practice Areas
Kakalec Leung PLLC represents individuals and organizations across a range of public-interest matters. If you have questions about your specific situation or don’t see your issue listed below, we encourage you to contact us.
Employment Law
For employees facing wage theft, discrimination, or harassment, Kakalec Leung PLLC provides the same client-focused advocacy that has defined Kakalec Law's practice for years.
Wage & Hour: unpaid minimum wage and overtime, and misclassification of employees as independent contractors
Discrimination & Harassment: claims based on race, color, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and disability, as well as sexual harassment
Employment Counseling: reviewing and negotiating severance and separation agreements, and advising on non-disclosure agreements, non-compete clauses, and release provisions
Whistleblower & Qui Tam Litigation
For individuals who witness fraud against the government or violations of the public trust take on real personal and professional risk in coming forward. Our attorneys represent whistleblowers and confidential informants in matters including Medicaid and Medicare fraud, government contracting fraud, and retaliation claims brought by informants working with federal law enforcement.
Public Health & Consumer Protection
Drawing on experience litigating on behalf of state attorneys general and national public health organizations, we represent individuals, advocacy groups, and government entities against the industries and agencies that put public health at risk. Our work has included:
Litigation and federal petitions concerning tobacco and menthol cigarette regulation
Multistate opioid litigation against drug distributors and manufacturers
Claims on behalf of parents of infants exposed to heavy metals in baby food
Consumer class actions addressing the unlawful collection of biometric data
Mass tort litigation involving defective pharmaceutical products
Civil Rights & Class Actions
We bring class actions and civil rights litigation on behalf of individuals harmed by unconstitutional government conduct or systemic corporate practices, including:
Equal protection and excessive fines challenges to government fee and penalty practices
Human trafficking and forced labor claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
Data privacy litigation, including violations of biometric information laws
Kakalec Leung PLLC regularly briefs and argues appeals, and files amicus curiae briefs on issues of importance to workers, consumers, and public health, including matters before the New York Court of Appeals and federal courts of appeals.