Wage and hour laws dictating how employers must compensate their employees for time worked can, given the innumerable ways that employees...

It’s not quite Baskin Robbin’s “31 Flavors” but the panoply of statutory construction payment remedies available to contractors,...

In a bit of a major freak-out this past Friday, June 28, 2024, public works contractors with Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”)...

Nomos LLP Partner Garret Murai has been recognized as a 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers honoree in the area of Construction...

We got the productivity bug this Memorial Day weekend and updated and added a few new  statutory construction payment forms to our...

Sometimes the small stuff matters. And when it comes to legal disputes this can pose a problem for clients as well as their attorneys...

Back in the day, if someone had a problem with you the rules of school yard jungle dictated that they had better tell it to your face or...

If you work on state or local public works projects in California you should have at least a basic understanding of the Government Claims...

In November 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved amendments to . . . wait for it . . . its "In-Use Off-Road...

It was a bizarre confluence of events. Jorgen Stufkosky was driving on SR-154 in Santa Ynez, California. Martha Aguayo was driving on the...

They’re called deadlines for a reason. Usually, because something really bad could happen if you fail to meet the deadline. For those in...

This one is for the lawyers. Or for those of you who are claims-minded . . . Effective March 1, 2024, the American Arbitration...

Perhaps it should come as no surprise, but public entities get special treatment under the law, and when filing a claim against a public...

Fever. Specifically, Valley fever. Caused by the fungus Coccidioides. It lives in the top two to 12 inches of soil, can become airborne...

The Associated General Contractors of America has issued its 2024 Construction Outlook. According to its survey of construction...

Looking outside as of late it seems like the glorious, sun-drenched days of Summer are just a nostalgic memory of days long gone. So, to...

You may have heard of the False Claims Act and know that it penalizes companies and individuals in contract with the government who...

We lawyers do a fair amount of reading. Documents. Court decisions. Passive aggressive correspondence from opposing counsel. As well as...

A few years ago I listened to an NPR segment called “What Can Kids Learn by Doing Dangerous Things?” It was about a summer program called...

We would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season as we approach 2024. The first half of the 2023-2024 legislative session saw...