Covid-19 Updates
Can an Employer be Held Liable for an Employee’s Family Getting Sick? The Answer is, Shockingly, “Maybe”.
While employers generally understand that they owe a duty to maintain the safety of their employees while those employees are in the scope of their employment, can an employer be responsible for the health, welfare and safety of an employee’s family? As a result of...
In the Age of COVID…Vaccinations are a Contentious Legal Custody Issue
As family law attorneys, we commonly litigate custody cases involving issues such as visitation and support. In recent years, we have noticed a new issue on the rise with regard to custody issues: Legal battles involving the immunization of children. In California,...
New COVID-19 Shutdown Orders in California
TALG continues to monitor COVID-19 shutdown orders for its clients in California. On December 3, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom introduced a new regional framework for combating the coronavirus (“CA Framework”). The CA Framework divides the state into five regions, and...
COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Updates
TALG serves our real estate clients’ needs in California, Nevada, Texas and North Carolina. One of the critical areas in which we are advising clients involves new state laws regarding landlord and tenant rights and obligations involving lease/mortgage payments and...
The New Payroll Tax Deferral: Issues and Considerations for Employers
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...
Pandemic Update for Nevada Businesses
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...
July 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic Update for Nevada Businesses
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...
Further Fallout from California’s Worker Classification Law AB5: Court Battles; Voters to Decide on Exception; Some Relief for New LLCs
California’s groundbreaking worker classification law of 2019, “AB5”, continues to reverberate throughout the state and beyond. To recap, in 2019 the California state Legislature passed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. AB5...
COVID-19 Update for Businesses: Nevada Mask Mandate & Safety Guidance
Since “Phase Two” of the Coronavirus response started and businesses began to open in Nevada, new COVID-19 cases have significantly increased. On June 24, 2020 Governor Sisolak ordered all Nevadans to wear masks that cover mouths and notes while in public, including...
Are You Prepared and Taking Proper Precautions for Re-Opening?
If you have plans to re-open or have already resumed your business activities, it's important to know the impacts of COVID-19 and how the law can be utilized to protect you and/or your business. CORONAVIRUS EMPLOYER SURVIVAL KIT TALG has prepared a suite of legal...
Business Interruption Claims Resulting from COVID-19 Closures
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. ...
Help for Medical Providers Under the CARES Act
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides a number of expanded sources of funding and some relaxed rules to help medical providers operate during the ongoing public health emergency. The details of implementation of many of these provisions...