YES! This blog entry is a message to all types of licensed professionals who are responding to inquiries, investigations or otherwise communicating with their respective licensing board, bureau, or department. Specifically: PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO DEAL WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSING AGENCY ALL ON YOUR OWN! Of course, you can. Read more…
Under Business and Professions Code sections 5035 and 5050(a), accountancy corporations must be licensed much in the same manner as an individual practicing public accountancy. Specifically: 5035. “Person” includes individual, partnership, firm, association, limited liability company, or corporation, unless otherwise provided. 5050. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and Read more…
Most companies have policies that address use of the company’s email system. However, many companies have no policy regarding employees accessing their personal email ;accounts from work, other than blanket policies that prohibit personal use of the Internet while working. At first blush, it might seem like overkill to limit Read more…
With the dropping of the ball on 2013, new laws went into effect throughout the state of California. One of those laws was the expansion of the legal use of growlers in the sale of beer. Prior to the passing of Assembly Bill 647, retailers were not permitted to re-fill Read more…
In California, all employers must meet workplace posting obligations. Workplace postings are usually available at no cost from the requiring agency. The Department of Industrial Relations requires employers to post information related to wages, hours and working conditions in an area frequented by employees where it may be easily read Read more…
Labor Code § 203 governs “Waiting Time” penalties in the state of California. This penalty is assessed when an employer fails to timely pay an employee all wages accrued upon termination or after resignation of his or her employment. California courts have a long history of strictly enforcing the waiting Read more…
States outside of California, such as Oregon, do not have regulations in place to keep pace with the fast-growing medical-laser industry, which could leave consumers at risk of injury from skin treatments. The Oregon Health Licensing Agency has received recently more than 30 complaints alleging injuries from lasers. The Oregon state Read more…
Decorative contact lenses are non-corrective lenses that do not correct vision and are intended to temporarily change the appearance of the eye. Advertised as color, cosmetic, fashion and theatrical contact lenses, they are especially popular around Halloween. However, use of these lenses can carry serious risks, including permanent eye injury that Read more…
The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) expects all parties to redact (black out) from documents filed with OAH, including pleadings and exhibits, all confidential personal information whenever possible. Personal information is deemed confidential if any statute or regulation provides for its confidentiality. Confidential personal information includes, but may not be Read more…
A potentially controversial ruling was rendered by Hon. Raymond Cadei in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento on September 6, 2013, that should draw concern for those involved in medical marijuana and cannabis businesses and dispensaries. As you may know, California’s medical cannabis program was established when state Read more…