In September 2019, an unknown whistleblower filed a complaint that involved conversations President Trump had with the president of Ukraine. The allegations state that President Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden’s efforts to remove a prosecutor while […]
Recent headlines showcase a large number of combined pay-related and gender discrimination lawsuits. One of these was brought by a group of former female employees against Merck and Co., one of the largest U.S. pharmaceutical companies in the world. Last […]
So far this year we’ve witnessed an inglorious trend of pre-employment discrimination. Examples of this unlawful pre-hiring include strength-based tests, advertising with preferences for younger workers, unlawful recruitment practices slanted toward a specific group, pre-employment inquiries about an individual’s disability […]
On April 1, 2016, the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) issued new regulations imposing added requirements on most employers and inevitably created new opportunities for violations. In addition, over the last few months, our employment attorneys also noticed interesting […]
Whistleblowing continues to be one of the fastest growing and grossing areas of law. In addition to the financial incentive for whistleblowers, laws are constantly added to fuel the field’s meteoric growth. In 2015, the U.S. Justice Department reported that […]
On Jan. 12, 2016, the U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement that exemplifies what has become classic health care fraud. In the settlement, the nation’s largest skilled nursing facility (SNF) therapy provider Kindred/Rehabcare agreed to resolve its False Claims Act […]
In 2015, California accounted for approximately 25 percent of all health care related False Claim Act (FCA) cases. From the ones unsealed, the average settlement amount recorded is approximately $6 million per case. The following article will briefly cover California’s […]
California employees are protected against discrimination based on their own protected conditions, including age (over 40), sex, pregnancy, race, national origin, physical or mental condition, religion or having an industrial injury (Labor Code 132a). (California Government Code Section 12960, et […]
An alarming trend of elder abuse cases is causing uproar in California’s courts. A recent case in Sacramento exemplified how understaffing at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) led to a resident’s death. After a civil lawsuit against the SNF was […]
Overview of Patent Law, Trademark Law & Copyright Law Each area of intellectual property carries a uniquely shaped historical background and continues to develop as new regulations, litigation, and technologies emerge, but each shares the protection afforded by the California […]
