California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Job Applicants, Cybersecurity

HR data is now regulated under California privacy law: How to tackle compliance

BCLP on 2/2/2023

2023 will be yet another dynamic year for data privacy regulation. In addition to the data privacy laws in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut going into force this year, businesses also have to contend with the fact...more

CPRA Update: How to Prepare for Privacy Compliance as an Employer

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/21/2021

Last year’s voter guide to California Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), included a stark argument against enacting the privacy ballot initiative because it did not go far enough to protect employee...more

California Senate Proposes Bill to Extend Certain CCPA Exemptions

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/9/2020

At present, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has “temporary” (and limited) exemptions for the application of portions of the CCPA to personal data collected in the course of business-to-business transactions...more

CCPA Is Here, And It Does Have Requirements For Employees, Applicants, etc.

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/2/2020

Some business leaders and HR professionals may be waking up this morning not realizing they must provide a “Notice at Collection” to some or all of their employees and applicants under the new California Consumer Privacy Act...more

CCPA QOTD: What are the employee/applicant and “business to business” exemptions?

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 12/20/2019

Because the term “consumer” is so broad in the CCPA (remember: it’s any California resident), it would have applied to employee and job applicant data and all business contact information across the board. After much...more

CCPA Amendment Details to Consider

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/8/2019

In delving deeply into the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Amendments recently signed by the California Governor, and the proposed Regulations issued by the California Attorney General, there are some details that...more

How Two New CCPA Amendments Impact Business Compliance Obligations

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 11/7/2019

In June 2018, California broke new ground when it was the first state in the nation to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. The new law, called the California Consumer Privacy Act, gives Californians significant new...more

New Privacy Protections Introduced in Illinois

Fisher Phillips on 10/31/2019

Illinois has introduced new workplace privacy legislation governing the use of artificial intelligence during the job interview process. The state legislature unanimously passed the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act...more

Deadline Looms for Employers to Provide CCPA Notices

Troutman Pepper on 10/29/2019

As we have reported previously, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020. On or before that date, businesses that employ California residents, retain California residents as independent...more

California Consumer Privacy Act Update: California Legislature Provides Relief for Businesses Processing Employee Data

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 10/4/2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) imposes significant protections for California residents covered by the law, and significant burdens for companies required to comply with it. One area of concern is whether the CCPA...more

What Employers Should Know About the California Consumer Privacy Act Taking Effect January 1, 2020

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 10/3/2019

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a consumer-friendly privacy law inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, is set to take effect. The CCPA is aimed towards bolstering...more

Employees Will Be Exempted from Most Requirements of the Amended California Consumer Privacy Act … For Now

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 9/24/2019

In an effort to give consumers more control over the data businesses collect from and about them, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018 (and amended it a few months later). The...more

California CCPA Amendment Update: Here’s What Passed

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/20/2019

The California legislature passed six amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that are on their way to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The Governor has until October 13, 2019, to act on the amendments. ...more

CCPA Update: Employee Exemption Bill Amended in Senate Committee

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/3/2019

California legislators are tweaking language in a proposal to exclude employee or job applicant data from the State’s landmark privacy law slated to take effect in January. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants...more

California Assembly Approves Amendments to Exclude Employees from CCPA, Protect Loyalty Programs

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 5/31/2019

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the California Assembly voted to approve four bills to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The legislation now moves to the California Senate....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2019 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/15/2019

Following in the footsteps of the New York Department of Financial Regulation (NYDFS) in enacting cybersecurity requirements for the financial services industry, and in response to massive data breaches in the insurance...more

Another California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Amendment—Employees and/or Job Applicants Are Not Consumers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/15/2019

A few weeks ago, I pondered whether the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is still a bit of a work in progress with the introduction of a proposed amendment. Recently, another amendment was proposed by Assembly...more

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