A California DMV reexamination hearing is an in-person evaluation of your driving ability. The purpose is to determine if you have the physical and mental skills to drive a car safely. A reexamination may also be “lack of skill inquiry” "Phyical Read more…
Data leakage! It's a problem that everyone will have to face at some point. New HIPAA rules and regulations are doing what they can to address potential shortfalls, because data leakage of patient information is a serious violation. Thankfully, the government intends to continue to increase Read more…
It is deceptively easy to make mistakes on your résumé and exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once a prospective employer receives it. So prevention is critical, especially if you’ve never written one before. Here are the most common pitfalls Read more…
The following article will be appearing in the California Physical Therapy Association’s August 2014 Newsletter, Physical Therapy Interventions. It was drafted by Simas & Associates, Ltd.’s own, Steven L. Simas. Terminating the physical therapist-patient relationship is a necessary aspect of Read more…
Terminating employment, no matter the reason, is usually not fun for anyone. However, if poorly executed, it has the opportunity to be an extraordinarily unpleasant situation that is damaging to all parties involved. With a bit of finesse and a Read more…
Internet fraud schemes are prevelant and diverse. Lately, they have been increasingly targeting lawyers and law firms – and more importantly, the banks where lawyers have their client trust accounts. While most are pretty obvious, there has been documented cases where Read more…
STAR Certification On January 1, 2013, the Bureau of Automotive Repair (“BAR”) replaced its former “Gold Shield” program with STAR certification. The STAR program is the Bureau’s certification program that applies to a Registered Automotive Repair Dealer that is also Read more…
A question that the attorneys at Simas & Associates, Ltd. often get is whether it is legal for a physical therapist to be employed by a layperson-owned and fully legal general corporation. It is what many clients find surpising with the Read more…
Terminating or firing employees is a part of owning or operating a business. It is unavoidable and inevitable. Yet, it is still probably the single-most unpleasant aspect of being a business owner, supervisor, or manager. Of course, there are a number of Read more…
The days of posting an ad in the local paper’s classified section to find potential employees are quickly becoming ancient history. As the landscape in HR and recruitment shudders and shifts, even sites like Craigslist, Monster and CareerBuilder are starting Read more…