With a dire employment market, many former employees are getting paranoid about the information being provided by former employers and supervisors when the employee is trying to get hired elsewhere. If the employer provides untruthful information during the reference check Read more…
The California Veterinary Medical Board is in the process of adopting a new regulation to “establish minimum standards” for a managing licensee of a veterinary hospital premise. Currently the Board’s regulations require the managing veterinarian to be responsible for the Read more…
Professional licensing board’s have the right to discipline (e.g. statement of reproval, fine, compel attendance at mandatory education courses, compel restitution, suspension, probation, revocation, etc.) licensees for any violation of their rules and regulations. The rules and regulations for the Read more…
On October 9, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 459 which adds section 226.8 to the Labor Code and provides courts, the Labor Commission and Workforce Development Agency (“state”) the authority to issue severe penalties to employers that engage in Read more…
It’s been one year since DMV starting issuing the new Driver Licenses and ID cards with a vertical layout for persons under 21. This is an important identification tool for licensees and employees of cardrooms and bars or convenience stores. Read more…
On October 11, 2009, California made advance fee bans for loan modification illegal. Pursuant to Senate Bill 94, it became illegal for any person, lawyer, real estate broker, real estate salesperson, real estate licensed-entity, corporation, company, partnership, or any other Read more…
Our law firm’s founder, Steve Simas, is hosting an Employment Law Workshop at the 2011 annual conference of the American Agents Alliance this week (September 29-October 1, 2011) in Palm Springs, California. Part of his workshop includes a PowerPoint presentation concerning Read more…
Many individuals experience buyer’s remorse after hiring an attorney. And why not – hiring an attorney is a BIG decision, often involving countless hours of research and consultation, and thousands of dollars in retainers and fees. Therefore, the adrenaline of Read more…
California Government Code section 8214.1(b) provides that the Secretary of State may refuse to appoint any person as notary public or may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the commission of any notary public upon a number of grounds, one Read more…
The Physical Therapy Board of California (“Board”) has issued new regulations which became effective July 14, 2011. The regulations address and define “adequate supervision” of physical therapist assistants (“PTA”), requirements for use of physical therapy aides (“PT aides”), and new Read more…