California law requires certain peer review organizations responsible for reviewing the medical care of physicians to make reports regarding physicians to the Medical Board of California (“Board”). And these reports can trigger Board investigations and even license discipline. This is the often misunderstood – but almost always detrimental – “805 Read more…
Assembly Bill 1396 went into effect on January 1. It compels employers who pay commissions to employees to enter into written commission contracts with the employees. The written contract must describe the method of computing the commission and how the employee will be paid. The employer must also provide a Read more…
A fish pedicure, also known as a fish spa, involves patrons dipping their feet in a tub of water filled with small fish called Garra rufa. Garra rufa are sometimes referred to as “doctor fish” because they eat away dead skin found on peoples’ feet, leaving newer skin exposed. Garra rufa are native to the Read more…
Save the Date! On Wednesday, February 13, the Administrative Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association (SCBA) will be hosting a luncheon at Blue Prynt (815 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814) about WRITS – Everything You Always Wanted to Know. Special Guests will be the following Judges from the Superior Read more…
On January 1, 2013, Senate Bill 1215 went into effect. This Board of Optometry-sponsored bill created two retired license statuses, and updated Business and Professions Code section 3070 pertaining to the mandatory notification of addresses for the practice of optometry. The new retired license statuses are currently not available. That Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. is open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Fridays, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Special appointments for advice and consultation can be made after hours and on weekends. In December, Simas & Associates, Ltd.’s offices will be closed at 1:00 PM on Friday, Read more…
Animal Rehabilitation and Therapy is the application of physical therapy techniques to animals for a rehabilitative purpose. This includes treatments such as massage, stretching, exercise (active, passive, resistance), hydrotherapy, application of heat or cold, physical, chemical and other properties of heat, light, water, electricity, sound, and stimulation, among others. The rehabilitative purpose Read more…
In the past 30 years, home brewing and wine making have taken off. This entrepreneurial phenomena has sparked an ever growing craft beer and craft wine craze across the country. One would think that such a movement would spread into the home distilling of spirits and liquor. However, such an Read more…
Congratulations are in order for Jimy Hu, Law Clerk at Simas & Associates, Ltd. Today he was sworn-in as a member of the State Bar of California. See below image of Jimy as he is sworn-in by Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada: Jimy works as a law clerk at Simas & Associates, assisting Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. published its inaugural newsletter on Friday, December 7, 2012. After having hinted at it for a number of months on its website, the newsletter was officially launched, carrying news about the law firm, its staff, relevant news items and more. “I am very pleased,” Steve Simas Read more…