There are many benefits to using independent contractors, including in a veterinary practice, but the risks and penalties are increasingly the subject of litigation, enforcement actions by government agencies, and the subject of other workplace claims. Part I of this Read more…
Many Americans have nightmares around April 15th, which is of course our unforgiving tax deadline. For US-based online poker players, April 15th, 2011, also known as “Black Friday,” was dreadful for a different reason. Without warning, US players woke up Read more…
Mr. Simas is hosting another Health Care workshop in Sacramento, California. This time it is to discuss “Medical Records as a Defense to Your License to Practice”. The workshop will examine the California Medical Board’s standards for recordkeeping and how Read more…
Our law firm receives dozens of inquiries a week from current and former employees who suffered some form of discrimination at the hands of their employer, supervisor, co-worker, or vendor. As unbelievable and depressing as that sounds, it is the Read more…
A fast-growing state licensing area is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (“WIC”). In 2011 alone, the California WIC Program trained 2,970 new vendors. As with any new license area comes the potential for abuse. However, given Read more…
California Veterinary Medical Board Investigation Process The California Veterinary Medical Board (“Board”) receives from 500 to 600 consumer complaints per year. While many of these complaints do not necessarily constitute violations of the Veterinary Practice Act, the Board aggressively investigates Read more…
Starting July 1, 2012, nearly all licensed professionals in the State of California are subject to losing their licenses to practice their professions if they make the list of the top 500 largest tax delinquencies issued by the Board of Read more…
For a long time, we have advised physical therapists regarding the benefits of organizing their practices as professional corporations. But as the result of the recent activity of the Physical Therapy Board of California (PTBC) and the Legislature regarding physical Read more…
Out of state companies who distribute medical devices beware! If your device is a “dangerous medical device” under California law, and you distribute this device in California, you need a license from the California Board of Pharmacy to sell such Read more…
California law requires administrative agencies to comply with the California Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) (Government Code §§ 11340, et seq.) when adopting regulations. A regulation that does not go through this process is called an “underground regulation” and is subject to legal challenge in the courts. Further, a regulation that makes it through this process, but results from some deficiency in the process may also be invalid and subject to challenge in court.
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