After defending hundreds of health care licensing investigations and disciplinary actions from Boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs over the years, certain things have become very apparent. First, a licensing Board or Department of Consumer Affairs (“DCA”) investigator is not contacting you for praise or accolades – there has Read more…
What happens when a witness you subpoena to testify at your licensing defense hearing does not show up? A subpoena is used to compel attendance at a hearing, and a subpoena duces tecum is used to compel production of documents at any reasonable time and place or at a hearing. Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. recently petitioned for and was awarded the granting of a Petition to Set Aside the Default Revocation of a California Department of Insurance licensed agent. “The grounds for the petition was a lack of notice of the Accusation,” explained Justin Hein, Managing Attorney of Simas & Read more…
As we start to make preparations to celebrate Independence Day and the founding of the U.S., please be mindful of your (and your neighbors’) pets. Many people enjoy the booming sounds and flashing lights of fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July, but pets almost unanimously do not. In fact, they Read more…
Here is our overtime calculator for semi monthly pay periods. Fill in your hours you worked and see how much overtime you earned and what your gross pay should be. If you are not paid semi monthly check out on of our other overtime calculators here: Semi-Monthly Overtime Calculator Monthly Overtime Read more…
When AB 1000 went into effect in January 2014, it was actually the combination of two bills: (1) AB 1000 for direct consumer access to physical therapy, and (2) AB 1003, sponsored by the California Medical Association, to permit professional medical corporations to employ physical therapists. Since 2010, the California Physical Read more…
An “advance fee” is money your client gives you upfront to pay the cost of legal representation. Typically, such payments are called “retainers.” However, unlike true retainers, which are paid to ensure your availability to a client and are therefore earned in full at the time you receive them, advance fees Read more…
Federal law bars anyone who has been convicted of a felony involving dishonesty or breach of trust from willfully engaging in or participating in the business of insurance. It is a criminal offense, found under the the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title 18, United States Code, Read more…
Our client, a correctional officer, was severely injured on the job. The injury required an immediate visit to the ER and the residual effects of the injury prevented him from being able to use a firearm or a baton, but the California Public Employees Retirement System accused him of faking Read more…
False imprisonment is the wrongful restraining, confining or detaining a person without that person’s consent. It is a crime (i.e. Penal Code, § 236) and can be charged as a felony or misdemeanor. It is also a common law tort. False imprisonment can arise in the employment context. This would typically Read more…