Merger of equals creates the preeminent technology-enabled payments company with unmatched global reach Combined company to operate as Passport Technology Scott Dowty to be Chief Executive Officer, John Steely to be Chief Operating and Chief Information Officer, Paul...
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Hackers, Cybersecurity, and The Computer Fraud & Abuse Act: An Employer’s Toolkit
What Is The Computer Fraud & Abuse Act? In 1986, Congress created the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) to combat computer “hackers” by creating criminal penalties for individuals that “intentionally access a computer without authorization or exceed[]...
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...
Consider Mediating Your Dispute
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....
Family Law Matters: Common Questions
We’ve gathered the top Family Law Matter questions we get most often and answered them for you here. If you would like further explanation on any of the topics outlined below, please reach out to our Family Law team to assist. "I'm expecting an inheritance...should I...
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...