This blog addresses the legal impact of Executive Order N-39-20 on healthcare providers and waivers of certain licensing requirements. Executive Order N-39-20 On March 30, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-39-20 designed to expand California’s health care workforce and recruit health care professionals to address the COVID-19 surge. Health Read more…
Californians with past criminal convictions seeking a professional license should soon have an easier time doing so. On September 30, 2018, AB 2138 was signed into law, which will remove barriers for close to 8 million California workers with criminal records seeking vocational and professional licenses. The new bill will Read more…
In the world of administrative and professional licensing law, a license revocation or surrender is rarely a forever thing. Our clients have a common misperception that if their license is revoked or they surrender it to resolve a case, they can never again reapply and get their license. Nearly Read more…
If you have been delaying scheduling your California Veterinary Technician Examination (CVTE), your behavior has paid off – as of April 17, 2019, the Veterinary Medical Board is no longer requiring this examination in addition to the national licensing examination for applicants to be licensed as a Registered Veterinarian Technician Read more…
Two recent developments could have more lawyers in trouble with the State Bar of California, the regulatory agency that oversees the practice of law in this state. First, the State Bar has instituted an online complaint procedure (in English and Spanish) for attorney misconduct and the unauthorized practice of law. 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…
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…
Becoming an engineer takes an extreme amount of time, hard work and intellect. Don’t let that all disappear with a disciplinary action. There are 4 big buckets of potential consequences of an engineering disciplinary action. Reputation This may be obvious but it is more important to some than others. Due Read more…
Every license with the Contractor State License Board (CSLB) requires a qualifying individual, or “qualifier,” who is the one person listed in CSLB’s personnel of record, that has demonstrated his or her knowledge and experience through the application process, and holds one or more license classification. A license qualifier may Read more…
The 2018 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam will feature a number of content changes and a new and improved user interface effective April 1, 2018. This PDF document from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA ) details all of the AICPA blueprint changes, that went into effect earlier this year. The Read more…