(Podcast) California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
California Employment News: Understanding ADA/FEHA Requirements and the Interactive Process
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California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files (Featured)
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California Employment News: Top Developments in Wage and Hour Law for 2024
(Podcast) California Employment News: SB848 – Protected Leave for Reproductive Loss
California Employment News: SB848 – Protected Leave for Reproductive Loss
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(Podcast) The Briefing: IP Rights and the “Public Good” Exemption to California’s Anti-SLAPP Law: An Update
The Briefing: IP Rights and the “Public Good” Exemption to California’s Anti-SLAPP Law: An Update
Readers of this blog likely know about the wave of consumer privacy litigation directed at online companies’ collection of consumer data. A litany of these cases are brought by Swigart Law Group, APC (“Swigart Law”), a law...more
On June 18, 2024, the California Attorney General and the Los Angeles City Attorney (collectively, “the People”) announced a settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC (Tilting Point). The settlement resolves allegations that...more
“More needs to be done to create a safe online space for children to learn, explore, and play.” This was the unanimous finding of the California legislature in 2022, and, since that time, other stakeholders have...more
In a recent decision, Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., 2023 WL 8225346 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that a Canadian-based company, Shopify, which provides a web-based payment processing platform to merchants...more
Key Takeaways - The Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) would require businesses to obtain affirmative authorization to collect, use or disclose personal data of children under 18 in California....more
On September 18, 2023, a California federal court granted a request to block enforcement of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“CAADCA”), a law with the stated goal of protecting children when they are online....more
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) launched a new website dedicated to providing resources to California residents about their privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The...more
In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was tasked with determining whether the alleged extracting and retaining of consumer data and tracking of customers using an online payment...more
A year ago, Governor Newsom vetoed a bill, AB 2269, which would have established a Digital Financial Assets Law. At the time, the Governor claimed that it was "premature to lock a licensing structure in statute". What a...more
Last week, I wrote about an unsuccessful challenge to the activities of the Office of Elections Cybersecurity within the California Secretary of State's office: Is The California Secretary of State Monitoring What You Publish...more
In 2018, the California legislature established a "ministry of truth" within the California Secretary of State's office - the Office of Elections Cybersecurity. By statute, the OEC has a duty “to monitor and counteract false...more
On Sept. 15, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, A.B. 2273 (CAADCA) into law, which goes into effect July 1, 2024. CAADCA is California’s most recent privacy law,...more
On Sept. 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 587, which requires social media companies to publicly post their content moderation policies and semiannually report data on their enforcement of the policies to...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Act) into law last week. This new law will require those online service providers likely to be accessed by children under 18 years...more
On September 15, Governor Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA) into law. The bill – which is modeled after the UK ICO’s code of practice for age-appropriate design – will impose broad new...more
As companies increasingly open and support online marketplaces for third parties to sell goods and products, the question has arisen as to what happens when one of those products is defective. Who is liable for any harm the...more
Many restaurants that do not like food delivery platforms delivering their food will have their concerns addressed by a new California law enacted on September 24, 2020. AB-2149, known as the Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020,...more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has submitted a final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations package. The final version is essentially identical to version three of the regulations released in early...more
As millions have moved their professional and personal lives online, in-person contact during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a memory except for “essential” public services. To receive medical care or an education, be...more
The California New Car Dealers Association has requested a memo regarding online vehicle sales, home delivery and remote work for vehicle salespersons. Below is our executive summary followed by a brief discussion. I....more