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Issue 72 | August 2022

The Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear Challenge to AB 5 Met With Trucker Protest

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision holding that California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), which effectively would classify independent contractor truck drivers as employees of motor carriers, was not preempted by federal law. As a result, AB 5 can now be enforced against motor carriers.

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By:  Jason A. Benkner

Silicosis, a rising concern for business owners?

Silicosis is defined by the American Lung Association as “a type of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease caused by breathing in tiny bits of silica, a common mineral found in sand, quartz and many other types of rock.”

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By:  Maxwell Meyering

FEATURED SETTLEMENT: City of Burlingame Agrees to $35 Million Settlement to Resolve Fallen Tree Branch Case that Resulted in Fatality

On August 23, 2021 the City of Burlingame agreed to the terms of a $35 million settlement to resolve the claims brought by Raymond Wu, who suffered a spinal injury and the estate of Bena Chiwa NG, who was fatally injured when a tree branch from an Atlas Cedar Tree struck them during a picnic on Sept, 6, 2020.

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