It’s the 3rd Monday in February and depending on where you live you may or may not be celebrating a holiday today. While federal government offices close and the majority of states’ offices do so as well, many businesses make the most of the holiday by offering patriotic-themed sales. Presidents’ Read more…
When employing or considering the employment of a member of the Armed Services, it is imperative that employers be aware of the strong federal protections put in place for such individuals through the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) was Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. opened its fourth office location this week in San Diego, California. The office is located in the AT&T Building, a 20-story skyscraper located in the Horton district of Downtown San Diego. The 24th tallest building in city, it sits is in a prominent location, across the street Read more…
Employers accumulate and receive substantial volumes of documents as a result of their day-to-day business. The office manager or head of human resources compiles such documents as job postings, employment applications, résumés, reference checks, testing data, personnel files, wage and hour records, payroll records, and disciplinary files, as part of their Read more…
The California Administrative Procedure Act permits parties to use affidavits, declarations, and even letters in lieu of live testimony as evidence in an administrative hearing. This aspect is one of the big differences with civil litigation or criminal trial in that an unauthenticated document containing hearsay is permitted to be Read more…
A new law that goes into effect on the New Year (January 1, 2016) will require counsel to meet and confer before filing a demurrer to any pleading (i.e. complaint, cross-complaint, or answer). Specifically, at least 5 days before a responsive pleading is due, counsel will be required to meet Read more…
Just got paid, Friday night… this used to be the theme song of adults ready to hit the clubs on the weekend after a hard work week. Well, now the party has extended to what are known as “party buses”. This relatively new phenomenon is all the rage but not without Read more…
There are some very specific and somewhat obscure (at least to the general public) laws regulating the world of beauty. At least in the state of California and inside and out of barber shops and salons. First of all, comes the agency. In California, you have the Board of Barbering and Read more…
There is no doubt that that the possibility of losing anything that you have worked hard to obtain is a hard pill to swallow. Especially, related to your livelihood. So for medical professionals avoiding any hint of billing fraud or abuse related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other Federal and State Read more…
This blog entry is the third of a three-part series of entries regarding issues that Veterinarians face when there is a change in the practice relationship. This can be a veterinarian leaving a practice, a clinic selling a practice, or a practice that is closing. The series examines the following questions: Read more…