California’s stay or pay statute, Assembly Bill 692, was enacted to stop employers from charging workers a debt, fee, or training cost because they leave a job. The law adds Business and Professions Code section 16608 and Labor Code section
Meta will pay $17.1 Billion to settle with 47 states about Social Media Addiction Claims?
The New York Timer reported that “The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html) included
Administering Real Property in Probate
The Weekly Silicon Valley Docket
Friends,Two notable events occurred this week that matter for anyone doing deals:
Judicial Notice (05.25.26): Day Of Reckoning
Mock Trial judges needed in Oakland
Teach Democracy (the nonprofit behind the Appellate Court Experience program) needs volunteer judges for its Mock Trial program in Oakland on March 20-22. Info here.
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Settle Medicare Risk Adjustment Fraud Case for $556 Million
On January 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that five Kaiser Permanente affiliates agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting unsupported diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Settlement of $556 Million Largest Recorded for Risk Adjustment Fraud
The Department of Justice announced a $556 million settlement with affiliate organizations of Kaiser Permanente (“Kaiser”), an integrated healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, California. Kaiser agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act
Good News Clubs Must Have Equal Access to School Facilities
In Child Evangelism Fellowship NorCal, Inc. v. Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, (ND CA, Aug. 15, 2025), a California federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring the Oakland School District from denying Christian Evangelism Fellowship and
Scenes from Peaceful Immigration Protests in Oakland and San Francisco
PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID BACONDavid Bacon took these pictures at protests in Oakland and San Francisco earlier this month.Community and immigrant rights organizations rallied in the Latino Fruitvale district to protest immigration raids and the use of the