On September 18, California Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed Assembly Bill 5 into law in an attempt to reduce worker misclassification by limiting the scope of who may be categorized as independent contractors in the state....
Category: General
November 5, 2019
California Classifies Realtors As Independent Contractors
October 29, 2019
Walsworth Wears Pink in Support of Early Detection and Research During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States but mammograms can detect cancer up to two years earlier than manual detection. The American Cancer Society recommends that most women between...
October 24, 2019
Laurie Sherwood Appointed as NAMWOLF Labor & Employment Co-Chair
Walsworth is excited to announce that San Francisco partner, Laurie Sherwood, has been appointed as a co-chair of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms’ (NAMWOLF) Labor & Employment Practice...
October 15, 2019
Has Silicosis Resurfaced in Kitchen Countertop Workers?
The rise in popularity of engineered stone, a trendy kitchen and bath countertop choice for many homeowners, may be related to the diagnosis of severe silicosis in a number of workers that manufacture the product. Engineered
September 12, 2019
Governor Newsom To Sign Bill Making it Harder to Classify Employees as Independent Contractors
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 5 that would codify the California Supreme Court’s decision made last year in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los...