On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more
7/31/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Covered Employer ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Rights ,
Enforcement ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Personal Information ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office sent inquiry letters to the large California...more
California employers have navigated the ever-changing privacy landscape when it comes to employee and personnel personal information (“human resources data”). For years, California employers’ obligations were narrow in scope...more
Get ready, large employers. After years of amendments exempting the personal information of employees and other personnel from the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), covered employers now have a firm deadline by which...more
12/22/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance Dates ,
Covered Employer ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
Exemptions ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Large Employer ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personnel Records ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Management
Californians voted to enact the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) almost one year ago. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three new privacy bills into law....more
10/14/2021
/ Amended Legislation ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Genetic Materials ,
Genetic Testing ,
Governor Newsom ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sensitive Personal Information
Not since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, have people wondered more. Which companies were the early targets of the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and on what...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez will make it far more difficult for class action plaintiffs to demonstrate the requisite harm to satisfy Article III standing. Although involving a...more
7/1/2021
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Credit Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
When the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1, 2020, most observers expected a flood of CCPA class action lawsuits against companies essentially defenseless against the proscriptive liability...more