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New Illinois Law Aims to Curtail Employers’ Mandatory, Captive Audience Meetings

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Illinois joined a handful of other states in limiting employers’ ability to conduct “captive audience” meetings when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3649, commonly known as the Worker Freedom of Speech Act. The Act...more

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Live Free and Protect: New Hampshire Joins the Growing List of States to Adopt a Comprehensive Data Privacy Law in 2024

New Hampshire’s New Law is on the Books - 2023 was a record-breaking year, with legislators in Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas passing comprehensive data privacy laws, joining California,...more

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You Can Now Get Privately Sued for Failing to Provide NYC Safe and Sick Leave

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Effective March 20, employees in New York City can bring private actions against their employers for violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, NYC Admin. Code § 20-911 et seq. ...more

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Is Illinois’ GIPA the Next BIPA?

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Perhaps in response to recent success pursuing claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the plaintiffs’ bar is now also pursuing class actions against employers under another unique Illinois privacy...more

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Washington, D.C.: Another Player in the Pay Transparency Trend

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As we reported in early 2023, several states have passed pay transparency laws that require certain disclosures in job postings (both internally and externally). That trend has continued, with states like Illinois joining the...more

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New York City Creates a Private Right of Action for Alleged Violations of the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act

On January 20, 2024, New York City enacted a law that will create a private right of action allowing employees to file lawsuits in court alleging violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) within two years...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

2023 Round-Up on State Consumer Data Privacy Laws

Looking back sometimes means looking forward. That is absolutely the case for new comprehensive data privacy statutes enacted in a number of U.S. states during 2023, including Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, Texas and...more

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City of Chicago Expands Paid Leave for Employees in New Ordinance

On November 9, 2023, the Chicago City Council adopted the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, expanding the current Chicago Paid Sick Leave Ordinance to provide eligible employees with the ability to...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Florida Governor Signs Data Privacy Law Focused on Children, Search Engines and Billion Dollar Businesses

Florida has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive privacy laws. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) into law on June 6th. How does it compare?...more

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Mintz May Madness: Tennessee’s Information Protection Act Gets Us Thinking About NIST(y) Safe Harbors

The Volunteer State became the eighth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law after Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (“TIPA”) into law yesterday, May 11. Tennessee joins a growing...more

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Amendments and Expansions to Washington State Mini-TCPA

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On April 20, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1051 which amended the state’s Mini-TCPA by expanding the scope, creating a new section, and prescribing increased penalties. The new bill will take effect July 23,...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Mintz May Madness: Comprehensive Data Privacy Laws Sweeping the Nation

Indiana's New Law is on the Books - Last month, three more state legislatures passed comprehensive data privacy laws. Just this week, Indiana’s governor signed one of them - the Indiana Consumer Data Privacy Act (“ICDPA’) -...more

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Washington State Releases Guidance on New Job Posting Requirements

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In April 2022, we wrote about the upcoming amendments to Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (EPOA). The EPOA amendments require most employers who engage in business in Washington state to include pay ranges and...more

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California Pay Transparency Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

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In line with a current trend across the country, the California Senate recently sent a bill to the Governor’s desk that will require certain employers to include compensation information in job postings along with other pay...more

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“It Applies To Us?” -- U.S. Employers Surprised by Expansive Job-Posting Requirements in Colorado’s New Equal Pay Law

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What is happening out in Colorado? Sitting here in my New York City office, I have in the last few weeks received an unusual uptick in queries about a relatively new Colorado employment law, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act...more

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The CCPA and the Future of Privacy Law

A new batch of laws became effective in California in January 2020, but one in particular is getting attention because of its implications for other states and the federal government. The California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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Virginia Will Focus On Misclassification Of Workers As Independent Contractors

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In August 2018, Governor Northam signed Executive Order 16, which established the Inter-Agency Taskforce on Misclassification and Payroll Fraud. The Taskforce’s purpose was to make recommendations on how to measure and combat...more

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New York State Bans Discrimination and Retaliation Based on Reproductive Health Decision Making and Requires Immediate Changes to...

On Nov. 8, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law, which is effective immediately and prohibits employers from discriminating or retaliating against employees based...more

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A Dozen Major Employment Law Bills Wind Through the California Legislature

The California State Senate and Assembly have been busy this year, moving a number of employment law bills through the legislative process. May 31, 2019, was the deadline for either the assembly or the senate to pass a bill...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead — Introduction to Hogan Lovells’ Blog Series

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Groundbreaking. Watershed. Unprecedented. - We have heard the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) called all these things and more since its enactment on June 28, ?2018. Our experience to date has confirmed the...more

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California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A paradise for data privacy advocates - Bermuda’s privacy law now in full effect

With enactment of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), Bermuda can now count itself among the ever-expanding list of jurisdictions with enhanced privacy protections. PIPA, passed on July 27, 2016, and entered into...more

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Is There Automatic Civil Liability For A Data Breach?

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No! It is a common misconception among the general public that someone always has to pay when there is a data breach. It is understandable that individuals affected by a data breach will be upset, distraught, and even angry....more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Insurance Regulators Fine Tuning Cybersecurity Guidance

You may not realize how much personal information your insurance company has about you. Scarier still is that much of this data is sensitive and valuable to hackers – such as your Social Security number, financial...more

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Proposed New York City Law Would Be First in Nation to Provide a Private Right of Action for Discrimination Against the Unemployed

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The New York City Council recently passed a proposed law (Bill 814-A) that would prohibit employers in the city from discriminating against unemployed individuals. Although Mayor Bloomberg has promised to veto the bill, the...more

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