Walsworth Tops 2019 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Walsworth Tops 2019 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Category: Thought Leadership

June 3, 2019

Walsworth Tops 2019 Law360 Glass Ceiling Report for the Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth consecutive year, Walsworth is pleased to be included in the upper echelon of law firms surveyed, according to Law360’s recently released 2019 Glass Ceiling Report, which examines the overall and female...
May 13, 2019
Mary Watson Fisher

Frivolous, Unreasonable or Groundless: New Changes to Employer Statutory Offers to Compromise

In late 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1300 which included an amendment to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). This amendment limited the use of Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offers
May 21, 2018
Mary Watson Fisher Laurie E. Sherwood Sage R. Knauft

U.S. Supreme Court Allows the Use of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that employers may compel their employees to enter into arbitration agreements containing terms that prohibit employees from bringing class action lawsuits to address workplace
May 1, 2018
Laurie E. Sherwood Sage R. Knauft

California’s Supreme Court Rules on Independent Contractor Classification

On Monday, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in the closely-watched wage and hour case, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. The Court rejected Dynamex’s arguments seeking to...
January 12, 2018
Mary Watson Fisher Sage R. Knauft Laurie E. Sherwood

Walsworth Publishes 2017 Year-End Employment Update

Walsworth publishes the 2017 Year-End Employment Litigation Update. This bi-annual litigation update provides insight into regulations passed and significant cases or trends affecting the market. Click here to read the...