The Architecture of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Like many, you may be watching the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. If you have, it’s one of the most unusual Olympics ever. From the “2020” name, to…
Nomos LLP Partners Recognized in Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Nomos LLP partners Garret Murai and Jennifer Tang have been recognized in Thompson Reuter’s 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers and 2021 Northern California Rising Start lists…
What California’s COVID-19 Reopening Means for the Construction Industry
This past Wednesday, Governor Newsom announced that California would reopen after being in lockdown for over a year due to COVID-19. Gone is Governor’s Stay at…
CSLB Begins Processing Applications for New B-2 License
As we wrote about in our 2021 Construction Law Update, one of the new laws to take effect on January 1, 2021 was the enactment…
Biden Unveils $2.3 Trillion American Jobs Plan
This past week, President Biden unveiled his American Jobs Plan, a $2.3 trillion dollar plan to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure over 8 years. As we wrote…
America’s Infrastructure Gets a C-. It’s an Improvement Though
Every four years the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) issues a report card assigning a letter grade to the nation’s infrastructure. ASCE issued their 2021…
CalOSHA Updates its FAQ on its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Regulations
As we reported in early December, CalOSHA adopted emergency temporary regulations requiring, among other things, that employers implement a written COVID-19 prevention program, that notice be given…
2021 Construction Outlook: Slow, Uneven Recovery Expected
The way we started 2020 was a lot different than how we ended 2020. Here’s a recap: The Start of 2020: When we started 2020 construction…
2021 California Construction Law Update
This Christmas looks to be a Blue Christmas as the nation grapples with rising infection, hospitalization and death rates due to COVID. But there’s always 2021…
A Primer on Insurance for Construction Projects
People who live in glass houses should have insurance (in addition to not throwing stones). So too should your construction project. The risks inherent on a…
The Construction Industry Lost Jobs (No Surprise) but it Gained Some Too (Surprise)
The announcement this week by major airlines and then by Disney that they will be laying off tens of thousands of workers is just the latest…
OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Construction Industry
This past month, after remaining relatively quiet following the coronavirus outbreak, OSHA began issuing industry-specific guidance on how to deal with the coronavirus in the workplace.…
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