Sally S. Costanzo is an associate of the Firm. Sally practices in the Labor & Employment Law Practice Group. She is experienced in both employment litigation and employment transactional matters.

Sally represents employers and management in connection with a wide variety of employment and labor relations matters, ranging from wrongful termination and employment discrimination to preventative counseling and advice. Her practice includes the drafting and implementation of employee handbooks and workplace policies such as sexual harassment, drug and alcohol testing, leaves of absence, and discipline/termination.

Sally’s litigation experience includes handling cases in both state and federal courts. She also represents management in mediations, arbitrations, government audits, and investigations into various compliance issues. These include wage/hour matters before the U.S. Department of Labor and the California Labor Commissioner, allegations of employment discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and section 132a discrimination petitions filed with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

Sally received a B.A. in Pyschology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1980 with Highest Honors and College Honors and her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 1994 where she was on the Editorial Board of the Law Review and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. In addition, Sally has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz where she conducted extensive research on the jury decision-making process. She has published four articles in academic journals on this topic.

Sally is a member of the California bar and admitted to practice before a number of federal courts.

Email: scostanzo@fsglawyers.com