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...
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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...
TALG Expands Offices to North Carolina
We are excited to announce the opening of our new office in Raleigh, North Carolina! Founding Partner, Ismail Amin, was virtually sworn in to the State Bar of North Carolina on Monday, June 29, 2020. Our continued goal to offer exceptional service to clients across...
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...
General Contractors: The Payment Provisions in Your Subcontracts May Have Just Been Determined to be Unenforceable
While it has been more than twenty years since the California Supreme Court determined, in Wm. R. Clarke Corp. v. Safeco Ins. Co., that “pay-if-paid” provisions in subcontracts were unenforceable, following a recent decision from the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate...
Is Your Business Aware of Data Breach Threats and Cyber Insurance Limitations?
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...
California Supreme Court Broadens Insurance Coverage for Continuous Injury Cases
In a groundbreaking decision, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of policyholders and against insurance companies in a decades-long dispute over coverage for pollution cleanup. In Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court (“Montrose III”), (April 6, 2020)...
Business Interruption Claims Resulting from COVID-19 Closures
We’re delighted to announce that TALG has been ranked on the 2024 Inc. Regionals: Rocky Mountain list of the fastest-growing private companies in America! The 2024 Inc. 5000 Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2020 and 2022.This...