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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California Privacy Protection Agency Launches Informative Blog for Privacy Updates

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has taken a step towards enhancing transparency and public engagement around its objectives and priorities by launching its official blog. This platform, available at CPPA Blog...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Complying With Unprecedented Criminal History Requirements in Los Angeles County

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The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCOE), which took effect on September 3, 2024, imposes several new compliance requirements regarding the consideration of criminal history in employment decisions....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Prepare to Disclose: California Legislature Declines to Extend AB 1305 Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosure Deadline, Leaves...

Last year, California passed three first-in-the-nation climate laws imposing disclosure obligations on thousands of companies with a presence in California. In October of 2023, California signed into law AB 1305, requiring...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Legislature Sends Bills Regulating AI to the Governor

Last week, the California Legislature passed several bills that, if signed by the governor, will regulate how organizations develop, train, and use artificial intelligence (AI) models, systems, and applications. Of these...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

Don’t Jeopardize Your License: Ensure Compliance With California State Board of Pharmacy Notification and Reporting Obligations

Pharmacies, wholesalers, third-party logistics providers, outsourcing facilities, clinics, and pharmacists must obtain the California State Board of Pharmacy’s (the “Board”) approval or otherwise notify the Board about...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Care Industry Is Next to Be Diagnosed With Waste Management Ailments in California

Over the course of the last two decades, non-industrial businesses in California have faced increased scrutiny of their compliance with the complex rules related to their management of regulated wastes, such as hazardous...more

McManis Faulkner

Quiet Legislative Session Still Brings Big Changes for Employers in California

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California’s legislative session nears its end in the next few weeks, and as usual, state legislators have introduced several bills that will surely affect employers if they become law. Although this session had fewer...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s New Heat Illness Prevention Standard for Indoor Workplaces Is Now Effective

California’s new “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” standard is now in effect as of July 23, 2024. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where the indoor temperature reaches 82°F or...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Navigating California’s Complex Employment Landscape: Recent Developments in Background Checks and Privacy

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Employers in California face significant challenges when it comes to accessing public records for background checks, particularly concerning criminal history and motor vehicle records. California’s employment laws are...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

PAGA 2.0 – What Employers Need to Know As PAGA Reform Becomes Law

On June 27, 2024, by near-unanimous vote, the California Legislature passed two bills enacting much-needed reform to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). We previously reported on the legislative compromise last week,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Enacts PAGA Reform; November Repeal Initiative To Come Off Ballot

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week that an agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) had been reached by legislative leadership, labor organizations, and business groups. Prompted...more

The Volkov Law Group

Deadline for CA Employers to Adopt New Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Approaches

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Organizations with operations in California are reminded of the upcoming July 1, 2024 deadline to comply with the provisions of S.B. 553—a bill that was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 20, 2023,...more

Alston & Bird

What Does California Drip-Pricing Law Mean for Retailers?

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Our Class Action and State & Local Tax teams answer the questions California’s SB 478 raises about how sellers can present prices to consumers. Advertising, displaying, or offering a price that does not include all...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

A New Dawn (Maybe) for California Employers: State and Business Groups Strike Deal on PAGA Reform

On June 18, 2024, Governor Newsom, in collaboration with legislative leaders, unveiled a landmark agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement comes before California voters could weigh in on...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

July 1, 2024 Deadline for California Employers to Implement Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

REMINDER: The deadline for compliance with Senate Bill No. 553 (“SB 553”) is approaching. This new law mandates that covered California employers must implement measures to prevent and address workplace violence....more

HaystackID

Preparing for a Patchwork of AI Laws: Lessons from California and Colorado

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As states take pioneering steps towards AI legislation, businesses face new compliance landscapes affecting their operation and strategic planning. California and Colorado are leading with distinct yet influential legislative...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Best Practices for Apps & Websites to Avoid Claims Under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)

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Amid little clarity from courts, wiretap claims targeting the use of data analytics tools are becoming increasingly common. Here are ways to stay compliant and avoid costly litigation....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California’s Estrada Decision and Impact on Employers and PAGA Claims

Following Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., the California Supreme Court’s employee-friendly Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ruling earlier this year, employers must remain more diligent than ever to prevent and...more

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Navigating California's New Workplace Violence Prevention Law: Challenges and Solutions

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If you've got your ear to the ground in the world of employment legislation, you know that when California makes a move, the rest of the country tends to take notice. Well, hold onto your hats because California's latest...more

Nossaman LLP

State Water Board Updates the “Make Conservation a California Way of Life” Framework, but are the Changes Enough?

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On March 12, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced updates to the “Make Conservation a California Way of Life” framework that is based on SB 606 and AB 1668 from 2018. The changes seek to...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Navigating California's Workplace Violence Prevention Law

California has introduced a new requirement compelling most employers to implement a workplace violence prevention policy by July 1, 2024. The implications of this law are significant, prompting the need for human resource...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI...

CCPA Revised Regulations Enforcement Date Unaffected by the California Chamber of Commerce Appeal

California's Third District Court of Appeal supported the California Privacy Protection Agency (CCPA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta in the case of California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) v. Superior Court...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

California Appellate Court Empowers Privacy Agency to Immediately Enforce CPRA Regulations.

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On February 9, a California appellate court issued a decisive ruling in favor of the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency), allowing the state to immediately begin enforcement of its new regulations, effectively...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

California Privacy Regulations To Be Enforced Immediately!

On February 9, 2024, the Third Appellate District of California vacated a trial court decision, holding that the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) could immediately begin enforcing the current version of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Mess with Texas Nurses: Texas Healthcare Facilities Must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more

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