by Kate Vescera | Oct 22, 2020 | Business Law, Employment - California, News
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the waiting time for a case to come to trial was often well over a year. Due to the pandemic, that waiting time has gotten even longer. Many courts have been essentially closed for months, with some still not being fully open yet....
by Kevin Meade | Sep 15, 2020 | Business Law, COVID-19 Updates, News
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum (“Presidential Memo”) directing the Secretary of the Treasury (“Secretary”) to use his authority under the Internal Revenue Code to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain tax...
by Ismail Amin | Aug 13, 2020 | Business Law, COVID-19 Updates, News
On August 11, 2020, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed legislation that shields non-healthcare businesses from lawsuits that arise out of COVID-19 infections when a business follows state and local health standards. Though the legislation is aimed at safely...
by Ismail Amin | Jul 24, 2020 | Business Law, COVID-19 Updates, News
On June 26, 2020, Governor Steve Sisolak gave the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“NV OSHA”) the authority to enforce COVID-19 mitigation directives “to keep our businesses open and our economy moving.” On July 1, 2020, the Division of...
by Kevin Meade | May 4, 2020 | Business Law, News
It is everywhere in the news: “Dramatic Increase in Cyber Attacks”;[1] “Data Breach Impacting Thousands of Emergency Business Loan Applicants”;[2] “New Malware Using Covid-19 Themed Lures in Phishing Attacks”.[3] Businesses and individuals have never been at more...
by Scott Halberstadt | Apr 10, 2020 | Business Law, COVID-19 Updates, News
In order to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, state, county and city governments have issued various orders requiring the closing of “nonessential” businesses. These closures have had a substantive, negative effect upon businesses throughout the country. ...
