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 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 Read more…
As our team celebrates its 17th Anniversary of practice, we reflect upon the hundreds, if not thousands, of clients we have helped since 2002 when our predecessor firm was founded by Steven L. Simas in Sacramento. They include nearly every Read more…
Most physical therapists will hopefully never need the information in this article. But even a successful, kind, caring, and skilled practitioner sometimes cannot avoid the dreaded Physical Therapy Board complaint or investigation. In talking to hundreds of health care providers, Read more…
As we inch towards Spring and the obvious Cannabis holiday (April 20), cannabis is still on a growth spurt. Martha Stewart has gotten into the act, possibly encouraged by her friend and VH1 co-star Snoop Dog. Martha is collaborating with Read more…
SB 1480 went into effect January 1, 2019, and now mandates that veterinarians provide counseling to pet owners on every drug prescribed to an outpatient. Inspired by the owner of a Yorkshire Terrier named Lizzie who passed away from a Read more…
Betting on games of chance is generally illegal in California and the State Constitution currently prohibits sports wagering. But Californians still wager and gamble in a number of ways discussed in this article. Legal Wagering in California Tribes — Recognized Read more…
On the state cannabis front, all three agencies licensing cannabis (Public Health, Consumer Affairs-Bureau of Cannabis Control, and Department of Food & Agriculture) have had their emergency regulations (first adopted in December 2017 and re-adopted in June 2018) finalized into Read more…
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 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 Read more…