California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Governor Newsom

One-Stop Deletion from Data Brokers - California’s Delete Act

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/3/2023

California Governor Newsom recently signed SB 362, known as the Delete Act, which creates a one-time mechanism for consumers to request that data brokers delete all personal data associated with the consumer. ...more

The California “Delete Act” Becomes Law

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/24/2023

On October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 362 into law. The “Delete Act” is a key piece of privacy legislation designed to further protect consumer online privacy rights and place further obligations on data...more

California enacts amendments to California Consumer Privacy Act

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/23/2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed AB 947 and AB 1194 into law. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, the definition of “sensitive personal information” includes, among other things, a consumer’s racial or...more

California Data Broker Bill Expands Consumer Data Deletion Rights, Empowers Deletion Agents

Hudson Cook, LLP on 10/16/2023

Data brokers face new registration and audit obligations, consumer data deletion rights, and exposure to fines under California's SB 362, the Delete Act. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Effective...more

Immigration and Citizenship Status Add to Definition of Sensitive Information under California’s Consumer Privacy Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/10/2023

On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 947. Effective January 1, 2024, the bill will revise the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of “sensitive personal information” to include personal...more

California Eyes New Privacy, Cyber, and AI Obligations

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/14/2023

California continues to forge ahead on potential new privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) obligations, including through its California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rulemaking process and by launching a new...more

California Employers: New Employment Laws for 2023

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/13/2022

This year has yet again been busy for the California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom, as they enacted several significant changes to hiring and workforce management, wage and hour, COVID-19, and other employment laws....more

New California Law Expands Pay Transparency and Reporting Requirements

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/17/2022

As of January 1, 2023, California will require most employers to disclose “pay scale” information in job postings. SB 1162 also imposes a host of new reporting and pay transparency requirements for larger employers, including...more

Out with Some Old and in with a Whole Lotta New: Governor Newsom Signs New Laws That Expand Workplace Protections for California...

BakerHostetler on 10/5/2022

Following the end of the 2022 California legislative session, a slew of new bills was dropped on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk with a deadline of Sept. 30 for him to either sign or veto the legislation....more

California Trails Closely Behind UK to Protect Children’s Privacy

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 9/28/2022

Recently signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 15, 2022, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC”) changes the playing field for certain businesses that provide online services,...more

California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act to Impose Significant New Requirements on Businesses Providing Online Services,...

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/19/2022

On September 15, 2022, California Governor Newsom announced his signing of A.B. 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which the legislature passed on August 30. The law – modeled after the United Kingdom...more

Top 10 List – Keep Your Eyes on These California Employment Bills on Governor Newsom’s Desk

Fisher Phillips on 9/2/2022

Eight months of legislative wrangling and dealmaking have come to an end as the California Legislature just wrapped up work for the year – and now employers across the Golden State turn their eyes to the governor’s office to...more

CCPA May Soon Apply to Employee and B2B Information

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/29/2022

Companies subject to California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may soon need to figure out how to scale their privacy compliance programs to include employee and B2B information. The current exemptions that exist for most of...more

Three More California Privacy Bills Become Law: CPPA Rulemaking Responsibility, Genetic Data Breaches, and New Genetic Information...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/14/2021

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

Don’t be Fooled By The CPRA Effective Date, Employers Have Current Obligations Under The CCPA

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/21/2021

The passage of Prop 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), has caused a bit of confusion among businesses in California. The confusion stems from the fact that the CPRA has an effective date of January 1,...more

California Announces Board Appointments to New California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)

Balch & Bingham LLP on 3/19/2021

On March 17, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsome, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Senate President pro tem Toni Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced the members of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)...more

CPRA Update: Board Appointments Announced For California Privacy Protection Agency

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/18/2021

Keypoint: The appointment of the five California Privacy Protection Agency board members is the first significant step to the California Privacy Rights Act becoming fully operative in 2023. On March 17, California...more

California Employers Face Various New Laws in January 2021

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/14/2020

The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new laws covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to leaves of absence to data reporting. Most of these laws take effect January 1, so now is a good time for...more

Prop 24 (California Privacy Rights Act) Extends CCPA’s Anti-Discrimination/Retaliation Provision To Employees, Applicants, And...

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/13/2020

During the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (“CCPA”) amendment process prior to enactment, personal information in the employment context was highly contested and has continued to be a point of deliberation even after the...more

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