Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
On June 30, the Sacramento County Superior Court issued a ruling that will delay enforcement of regulations issued pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to March 29, 2024. These regulations were originally...more
A California court has held that the regulations the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted in March 2023 may not be enforced until March 2024. On June 30, 2023, a day before the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
In an unexpected turn of events, a California court postponed enforcement of the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations until March 29, 2024. The court’s final decision came at the eleventh hour on June 30,...more
The updated California data protection law itself is now in effect and enforceable as of July 1, 2023; however, enforcement of the regulations—which clarify key provisions of the law—is delayed. Just before full...more
Companies may face class action lawsuits as early as July 2023 based on Washington’s new privacy law. Governor Jay Inslee recently signed House Bill 1155, the WA My Health, My Data Act (“MHMDA” or “the Act”), giving companies...more
On January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, which amended the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (collectively, the “CPRA”) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) went into effect....more
Beginning in January 2023, covered businesses in Virginia will have new compliance obligations under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) in response to the new privacy rights granted to residents of the...more
The compliance date for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is January 1, 2023. There are significant changes from the current law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the following...more
Businesses will need to take additional steps to ensure compliance as exemptions under the California Consumer Privacy Act expire at the end of 2022. The California legislature adjourned its 2022 session without...more
In May 2017, the world of data privacy was irreparably changed when four members of the Chinese military hacked into credit-reporting company Equifax, exposing the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans. The...more
On Oct. 15, 2021, BakerHostetler reported on the status of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s rulemaking process and the challenges the agency faces issuing regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)...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