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Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP is pleased to announce that Derek Ishikawa has been named a partner of the firm. “Derek’s passionate intellectual commitment to our firm’s core practice areas is readily apparent to all and has led to him becoming a leader among fellow members of the higher education and employment law bars,” said co-managing partner…

Derek Ishikawa was quoted in the Daily Journal twice in as many days. The Daily Journal‘s October 29, 2020, article entitled “Proposed independent contractor rule draws 1800 comments” (subscription required) addresses the controversial U.S. Department of Labor proposal issued in mid-September, which aims to simplify the test for determining whether a worker is an independent…

Hirschfeld Kraemer’s Derek Ishikawa was quoted in the September 29, 2020 issue of the Daily Journal in an article entitled “Newsom Vetoes Arbitration Extension For State Supervisors.” The article discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom’s rejection of S.B. 179 due to massive COVID-related cost pressures facing the state budget. S.B. 179 would have given state supervisory…

Derek Ishikawa was quoted in a June 8, 2020 Daily Journal article entitled “Employers’ injury and illness records must be released.” The article discusses a federal ruling wherein the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now compelled to release certain employers’ injury and illness records, allowing much greater access to these documents under Freedom of…

Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP’s Derek Ishikawa was quoted in a March 20, 2020 Daily Journal article entitled “As virus worsens, gig workers want AB 5 employee law enforced.” The articles notes that the virus has severely impacted gig economy workers, who want state lawmakers to aggressively enforce A.B. 5 in order to help them deal with…