If you are interested in commercial cannabis operations in El Dorado County, put February 11th and 25th on your calendars. The El Dorado County Ad Hoc Cannabis Committee will hold two meetings to draft ordinances and discussion taxation. This follows their November 2018 ballot measures which passed and gave the Read more…
For holders of alcoholic beverage licenses who would like to change the conditions on their license, hope springs! Amendments to Sections 23800 and 23803 of the Business and Professions Code have now gone into effect to allow for changes to conditions on a license if “the situation in which there Read more…
BAR recently adopted their very first precedential decisions. While the decisions themselves are not particularly noteworthy, it shows that the BAR is finally taking advantage of authority granted to it back in 1997. The decisions (regarding the burden of proof and adoption of regulations) as well as any future decisions, Read more…
The Bureau of Cannabis Control has approved the first annual licenses for commercial cannabis activity in November. Twelve businesses were the first batch to cross the licensing finish line, from up and down California. That number represents one percent of the active temporary licenses issued by the Bureau, with an Read more…
The California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel is finishing its own formal comment period for regulations on appeals procedures (see our August 2018 update for more details); written comments will be accepted until 5pm on October 15, 2018. They will also conduct a public hearing starting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday October 17, Read more…
If you are an employer, having a wage claim filed with California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) can be the start of a long and unpleasant process. The first notice an employer receives of a wage claim is often in the form of a “Notice of Pre-Hearing Conference.” Did Read more…
For those of you who never “got used to” saying (or spelling) the “BUREAU” of Real Estate, good news! The Department of Real Estate is back! California Senate Bill 173, signed by Governor Brown on October 15, 2017, removes CalBRE from bureau status under the Department of Consumer Affairs and Read more…
In the firm’s 16-year history, we have represented several hundred veterinarians. Most being the unfortunate recipients of a complaint which are all investigated and fully vetted by the Veterinary Medical Board (“Board”). Although we have a pretty stellar track record of convincing the Board to close its investigation, that, is Read more…
Authored by Assembly Member Kansen Chu (AD25), Assembly Bill 3013 would have created a legal basis for licensed physical therapists to provide physical therapy services to animals without veterinary supervision. Today the Veterinary Practice Act only allows physical therapists to treat an animal patient if they are directly supervised by Read more…
California state legislators recently proposed a trifecta of bills intended to allow Californians with prior convictions to obtain professional licenses. If approved Assembly Bills 2138, 2293, and 3039 would lessen and potentially remove the obstacles Californians with criminal histories face when applying for a license. Simas & Associates, Ltd. Read more…