Effective December 2010, California enacted an Auto-Renewal Law (“ARL”), Business & Professions Code sections 17600-17606, in an effort to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumers, without their explicit consent, for continuing services or products. Prior jurisprudence under the Read more
A person whose license has been revoked or suspended may petition for reinstatement or reduction of penalty under Gov. Code, § 11522, which applies to virtually all state agencies that license or register people or entities and take action against Read more
Congratulations to Sharon M. Cain, Administrative Assistant at Simas & Associates, Ltd., for being the first recipient of the Concilio et Labore trophy. Concilio et Labore is latin loosely translated to mean, “By Wisdom and Effort.” In practice, we read it as Read more
Historically, pregnant women have been subject poor treatment in the workplace. Since approximately 75% of the 68 million plus women workers become pregnant at some point in their working lives, this a lot of poor treatment. This includes poor guidance by Read more
When a party or attorney is confronted by a motion by the opposing party or opposing counsel, the primary focus is usually on what they are attempting to accomplish. And that is absolutely appropriate – what if upon review you Read more
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) provides a procedure under which sworn affidavits or declarations under penalty of perjury may be used the same as live testimony in an adversarial professional licensing hearing. (Gov. Code, § 11514.) Please note that an Read more
Congratulations to the new officers of the SCBA Administrative Law Section: Jon-Paul Valcarenghi, Chairperson Justin D. Hein, Vice Chairperson and MCLE Coordinator Adam Richards, Secretary and Treasurer They recently met with outgoing Vice-Chairperson, Heather Hoganson, to go over the history Read more
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust action against the North Carolina State Dental Board. In a 6-3 decision, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court held that the North Carolina State Dental Board could not Read more
When the Veterinary Medical Board comes knocking, you know you have to be prepared for a serious case. One client found this out when the board accused his veterinary practice of gross negligence. He reached out to Simas & Associates, Read more
The Sacramento County Bar Association Administrative Law Section is having its officer election this week. It is being conducted electronically by the SCBA. The SCBA sent out email correspondence containing a link to the ballot. To confirm you are eligible Read more