Ms. Worsinger has broad counseling and litigation experience. A significant part of her practice focuses on the representation of apparel industry manufacturers, designers, importers, and retailers. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, debtor and creditor relations, financial and business planning, licensing, and regulatory compliance. She has also worked with government officials to amend the California garment laws.
She also specializes in defense of apparel employers in cases involving discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, wage and hours, privacy and other employment-related proceedings. She represents clients before numerous state and federal courts and administrative agencies, including the DOL, the DLSE, the EEOC, the DFEH, and the EDD.
Conducting workplace investigations and audits, she has helped many clients to avoid or defeat wage claims and discrimination, retaliation and harassment claims. She is a sex harassment trainer and advises clients on compliance with the ADA, the ADEA, FEHA, and Title VII.
As a former official with the Federal Trade Commission, she has experience concerning state and federal advertising and trade laws, product labeling, the Can-Spam Act, retail sweepstakes and other promotional formats. She prepares on-line privacy policies, assists with e-commerce issues and advice on state and federal privacy laws. She has created simplified forms for manufacturers and written and lectured on regulatory compliance and security breach issues.
Publications
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"Surviving I-9 Audits and No-Match Letters," California Fashion Association
(April 2008)
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"Avoiding the Overtime Dilemma," Mortgage Banking Magazine
(February 2008)
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"New Laws Affecting the Garment Industry," California Fashion Association
(July 2007)
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"Pre Employment Screening-Tips for Background Checks," Security Magazine
(October 2006)
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"Avoiding the Overtime Dilemma: Classification and Compensation in the Apparel Industry," California Fashion Association
(August 2006)
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"Enquiring Employment" - What You Need to Know Before Investigating Applicants and Employees," Points & Authorities
(Spring 2006)
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"Overtime in the Garment Industry: Its Fit that Counts," California Apparel News
(October 2004)
Professional Associations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Retail Crime Committee, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- California Bar Association
- Member and Lecturer for the California Fashion Association
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