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I was advised yesterday evening by a Kaiser Foundation Health Plan human resources manager that, effective immediately, my administrative leave was being downgraded to involuntary unpaid leave. Since November 6, I have been on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of a review of the Kaiser Permanente Electronic Assets Policy. Specifically, I was [...]

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Hewlett-Packard yesterday announced that they have reached a settlement, which will likely end the Attorney General’s investigation into the role the company and its remaining directors and officers played in HP’s identity and privacy ethical failures. The company will pay $13.5 million, “hire an independent director, and expand [...]

When I woke up, on the morning of November 3, I did not know how that day would end. I did know that the stability and integrity of Kaiser Permanente, an organization I believe in, was being challenged. Later that afternoon, the organization began notifying the first of our employees that their positions [...]

Since November 3, I have received thousands of messages from my colleagues across Kaiser Permanente, as well as hundreds from other concerned individuals. Your messages of support have meant more to me than you can imagine. Those of you who offered helpful information, thank you. Many of you have asked important questions, [...]