In June 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board first started discussions about revising the regulations previously released by the California Attorney General....more
On October 21 and 22, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board will meet to discuss possible action regarding the proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights...more
California passed Assembly Bill (AB) 2089, which amends the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) to include mental health application information under the definition of medical information....more
1. What’s changing?
Under the current version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), an employer’s obligations related to the personal information it collects from employees, applicants, and contractors residing...more
9/28/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Do Not Sell ,
Employee Rights ,
Job Applicants ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy
California’s Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2273, the first of its kind state legislation that requires businesses that provide online services, products, or features likely to be accessed by children to comply with...more
For the past few years, California’s comprehensive privacy law known as the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) included an important partial exemption for employees, applicants, and independent contractors...more
On August 17, 2022, New York announced an amendment to the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program Rules, which adds a requirement for attorneys to complete at least one CLE credit hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data...more
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed rulemaking pertaining to “commercial surveillance and lax data security.” However, the overall focus of the potential rulemaking is consumer privacy...more
While the federal government attempts to move forward with a more uniform national law, Connecticut joined California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia in passing a comprehensive consumer privacy law....more
In response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Friday, July 8, 2022, designed to protect access to reproductive...more
7/11/2022
/ Abortion ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Joe Biden ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
At the start of June, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the agency tasked with implementing and enforcing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), voted...more
The federal government has been trying to reach a consensus on data privacy and thus far has failed to pass legislation. On June 3, 2022, a bipartisan draft bill, titled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act was...more
6/21/2022
/ Algorithms ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CEOs ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Discrimination ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Privacy Laws
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that requires employers to provide employees written notice before using tracking devices on any vehicle used by an employee....more
Like many other industries, manufacturing has been hit hard with labor shortages. As of April 2022, U.S. factory activity reportedly is at its slowest pace in more than 18 months. Consequently, many factories seek more...more
5/12/2022
/ Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Employee Training ,
Labor Shortage ,
Manufacturers ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OSHA ,
Phishing Scams ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Request For Information
When the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) became law, it was only a matter of time before other states adopted their own statutes intending to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for their residents. ...more
5/4/2022
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Connecticut ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Privacy Laws
No industry is immune to privacy and cybersecurity risks, and the construction industry is no exception. Those in the construction industry can protect against a potential cyberattack by understanding the risks and...more
3/31/2022
/ Construction Industry ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Training ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Popular ,
Third-Party
Facial recognition, voiceprint, and other biometric-related technology are booming, and they continue to infiltrate different facets of everyday life. The technology brings countless potential benefits, as well as significant...more
In honor of Data Privacy Day, we provide the following “Top 10 for 2022.” While the list is by no means exhaustive, it does provide some hot topics for organizations to consider in 2022...more
1/28/2022
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), considered one of the most expansive U.S. privacy laws to date, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA placed significant limitations on the collection and sale of a...more
1/20/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CMIA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Contractors ,
Cookies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Business ,
Data Breach ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Do Not Sell ,
For-Profit Corporations ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Record Retention ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party
The use of smart dashcams and vehicle cameras, including those leveraging AI technology, may trigger the next wave of BIPA litigation, according to two cases filed in Illinois this week.
Enacted in 2008, the Illinois...more
In a groundbreaking move, likely to have significant impact on employee hiring and HR tech, the New York City Council has passed a measure (“the NYC measure”) that bans the use of automated decision-making tools to (1) screen...more
12/20/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Audits ,
Automated Systems ,
Bias ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
New York ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
According to reports, Kronos, the cloud-based, HR management service provider, suffered a data incident involving ransomware affecting its information systems. Kronos communicated that it discovered the incident late on...more
Earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into a law a bill that will require New York private sector employers to provide written notice to employees before engaging in electronic monitoring of their...more
11/19/2021
/ Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Mobile Devices ,
New York ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Written Notice
Social media continues to permeate business operations, especially in the real estate industry. The vast majority of companies in the real estate industry utilize various platforms to attract leads and connect with buyers,...more
Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (“the Initiative”) aimed at combating “new and emerging cyber threats to the security of sensitive information and critical...more
10/18/2021
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Investigations ,
Popular ,
Ransomware