Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment
Jan. 22, 2020
Court reporting business sues state, says AB 5 unconstitutional
The company alleges it would not be able to fulfill its government contracts if they’re required to “either dismiss all its independent [court reporters] or to formally hire each of them individually as employees,” due to costs.
A company that provides court reporters to some state courts and federal agencies has sued state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, alleging the new employee-presumptive law Assembly Bill 5 is unconstitutional.
Filed Jan. 16 in Sacramento County Superior Court, the suit claims the law violates the equal protection clause of the California Constitution, denying Sacramento-based plaintiff Williams, Weisberg & Weisberg the ability t...
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