1 in 3 Americans have been convicted of a crime in their lifetime. [1] Getting a job with a criminal record in the healthcare industry is difficult, even impossible for certain jobs. Not only are the licensing authorities who issue licenses to medical professionals likely to discipline a license holder Read more…
On September 26 and 27, 2015, Steven L. Simas, founder and owner of Simas & Associates, Ltd. spoke at the 2015 Annual Conference for the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA). The conference was held at the Pasadena Convention Center and had over several hundred physical therapists in attendance. This year’s conference Read more…
A temporary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman poses as one of the first applications of the February 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision, North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. In granting the preliminary injunction, Judge Pittman provided an early victory for Dallas-based Teladoc, a company that connects Read more…
Earlier this year, the Sacramento County Bar Association Administrative Law section elected a new slate of officers, in Jon-Paul Valcarenghi, Justin D. Hein, and Adam Richards. Its first official act was to recognize the years of service and dedication by the previous section chairperson, Steven L. Simas. Mr. Simas first Read more…
The Sacramento County Bar Association Administrative Law Section is having a mixer on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at The Pour House (1901 Q Street, Sacramento CA 95811). Come meet the new section leadership and provide your thoughts on what course it should set for the Administrative Law section in the Read more…
The California legislature recently amended the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers (broker) licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate. AB 345, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on July 13, 2015, requires a licensed real estate broker, as part of the broker’s 45 hours of continuing education, Read more…
Under the American Rule of attorney fees in civil litigation, every party—even the party prevailing—must pay its own attorney’s fees. Unless specific authority granted by statute or contract allows the awarding of accrued attorney fees against the other party, each party in a lawsuit is responsible for paying its own Read more…
One question regularly confronted by employers is when a former employee requests copies of “their file.” Ostensibly, the employee is requesting a copy of their personnel file. However, the contents of a personnel file may not include all that which the former employee is seeking. Sometimes the employee is seeking Read more…
In mid-month June, the Sacramento Business Journal contacted Simas & Associates, Ltd. for assistance on a story it was writing regarding surprising things about California alcohol licensing laws. Simas & Associates, Ltd. is known as one of the leading professional licensing law firms in California and provides statewide alcoholic beverage 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 their licenses. It specifically governs petitions for reinstatement, except when Read more…