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SOCW 5014: Law & Ethics in Social Work

Resources for legal research, citing legal resources, and legal sources in psycho-social journals..

Professional / Non-Scholarly Web Sources

Blogs and web-based news letters from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and other professional / governmental sites:

Independent Contractor Bill: What It Means For Social Workers In CA (NASW, 2019)

  • Refers to law and lists it as “AB5”
  • References court case and calls it the Dynamex decision
  • Links to description of court case on a labor law blog site

California’s AB5 signed. How will it impact therapists’ work as independent contractors? (Caldwell, 2019)

  • Refers to law and lists it as “AB5”
  • Links to California Legislature official site.
  • References court case and lists it under “case name” (Plaintiff v. Respondent)

Independent contractor versus employee. (Labor Commissioner's Office, 2023)

  • Indicates bill was passed into law. 
  • References where it was put in the California Code.
  • Lists code sections as: Labor Code sections 2775 et seq

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect - California (2023)

  • Citation: Penal Code § 11165.7