Cozen O’Connor: Stella, Walter M.

Walter will be speaking at an upcoming event:
Addressing Bias in the Virtual Workplace for California Employers
Webinar 01/27/2021
Cozen O'Connor attorneys will be presenting this webinar on the challenges that employers face in addressing bias in the virtual workplace, and the best practices to mitigate the risks posed by those challenges.
Event Details

Walter focuses his practice on challenging employment issues facing employers from advice and counseling, to complex transactional matter and litigation. Walter has more than 25 years of employment law experience, he provides practical solutions that minimize legal exposure for businesses in a heavily regulated employment environment.

Walter has been a guest on KQED radio programs and served as a contributing author for Aspatore’s Though Leadership series on Employment Law. He has been selected for the list of Best Lawyers in American since 2013 and Northern California Super Lawyers since 2014.

Walter earned his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and he earned his law degree from Cornell Law School.

Experience

News

California Employers Should Review Evolving Worker-Classification Rules

January 13, 2021

Walter Stella was quoted in SHRM discussing California businesses classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees.

4 major California employment law changes for 2021

January 04, 2021

Walter Stella spoke with HR Dive about the recent California bills that have been passed into law for 2021 brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Businesses are reopening. If you’re older or sick, what happens to your job?

May 22, 2020

Walter Stella was quoted in The Olympian discussing about the workplace reopening with questions that linger about how protections will shield workers who are older or have medical conditions in the time of the coronavirus.

Labor & Employment Law Update: 2019 in Review and a Look Ahead to 2020

December 05, 2019

Jake Rubinstein, Bethany Salvatore, and Walter Stella presented a webinar about the substantial changes in labor and employment law at the federal, state, and even local levels for 2019.

West Coast Expansion Continues with the Addition of 13 Labor & Employment Lawyers from Miller Law Group in California

August 01, 2019

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce 13 attorneys from California’s Miller Law Group — one of the largest woman-owned employment law firms in the country — have joined its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.

Publications

COVID-19 FAQs For California Employers

July 01, 2020

Michele Ballard Miller, Walter Stella, Elena Hillman, and Austin Dieter designed an FAQ that California Employers have regarding COVID-19.

Events & Seminars

Upcoming Events

Addressing Bias in the Virtual Workplace for California Employers

January 27, 2021 - Webinar

Cozen O'Connor attorneys will be presenting this webinar on the challenges that employers face in addressing bias in the virtual workplace, and the best practices to mitigate the risks posed by those challenges.