On February 26, 2013, Steven L. Simas, founder and owner of Simas & Associates, Ltd., gave a presentation at the Blue Goose Event Center in Loomis, California. The presentation was part of the Winter Lecture Series hosted by Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic. The topic of the presentation was “Veterinary Medical Records as Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. is now offering a new tool on its website. It is a directory of links to all of the licensee look-up tools offered by the State of California. This includes look-ups for licensed physicians, attorneys, contractors, security guards, barbers, and nurses, among other professionals. This tool Read more…
Physicians do business with many people and entities in their medical practice. This includes patients, billing services, insurance companies (including health maintenance organizations (HMO) and preferred provider organizations (PPO)), liability insurance providers, government providers (such as Medicare and Medi-Cal), and governing agencies (such as the Medical Board of California (MBC) Read more…
The Administrative Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association is having its February luncheon tomorrow at 11:45 AM at Blue Prynt Restaurant and Bar (815 11th Street, Sacramento, California). The topic will be WRITS – Everything You Always Wanted to Know. Special Guests will be the following Judges from the Read more…
The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution is not verbose (text below), but it is contentious, and the basis of much of criminal procedure: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Read more…
On March 6, 2013, the Board of Optometry will be having a Board Meeting to discuss changes to California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 1575, regarding the Uniform Standards Related to Substance Abuse and Disciplinary Guidelines. The changes to be discussed were originally proposed in December 2011, in response to Read more…
A non-expert witness, i.e., a lay witness, typically is limited to testimony based upon personal observation and knowledge. However, a lay witness may properly testify and/or state an opinion if the opinion includes facts showing that the opinion is rational, based on the witness’s perception, relevant, and helpful in understanding Read more…
Exhaustion of remedies is a legal doctrine applied extensively in Administrative Law. “Exhaustion of administrative remedies” requires a person to seek all remedies directly with an agency before a suit will ever be heard by a state or federal court. Once the agency’s own procedures are finished—i.e., filing a petition, Read more…
An employer may be liable for statements made to a prospective employee during recruitment on which the employee relies. (See, e.g., Lazar v. Superior Court (1996) 12 Cal.4th 631; Helmer v. Bingham Toyota Isuzu (2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 1121; Toscano v. Greene Music (2004) 124 Cal.App.4th 685). It is actually a Read more…
Effective January 1, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) now explicitly protects employees’ religious dress and grooming practices as covered religious beliefs and observances. Religious dress includes the wearing or carrying of religious clothing, head or face coverings, jewelry, artifacts and any other item that is part of Read more…