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NewsBank Hit with Class Action over Employee Data Breach

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/21/2025

Last week, a class action was filed against NewsBank, Inc., a Florida-based news database company, related to a 2024 breach of employee personal information. NewsBank provides a database of archived news publications...more

Happy Privacy Day: Emerging Issues in Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI in the Workplace

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/29/2025

As the integration of technology in the workplace accelerates, so do the challenges related to privacy, cybersecurity, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Human resource professionals and in-house counsel...more

Bringing AI Out of the Shadows: How to Manage the Use of AI in Your Workplace

Amundsen Davis LLC on 1/28/2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days, including your workplace. While there is no one-size-fits-all AI policy that will work for every company, here are our general thoughts about how employers can...more

2024 Wrap-Up of the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/2/2025

As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our most popular topics and posts from 2024. Expanding State Privacy Laws- This year saw a...more

Human Resources’ Role in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Part V: Ethical Obligations When Responding to a Breach of Employee Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2024

In today’s digital landscape, many organizations will likely face the unfortunate reality of a breach of employee data. The human resources department is the critical link between safeguarding a company’s reputation and...more

Human Resources’ Role in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, Part II: Assessing Five Key Areas of Risk

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/14/2024

In today’s digital landscape, many organizations may face the unfortunate reality of a data breach. This second installment of a five-part series on employee data privacy will explore the key areas of risk that human...more

10 tips for navigating privacy, cybersecurity and AI in the workplace

Carlton Fields on 4/22/2024

Employers are gathering more and more data on job applicants and employees. From using artificial intelligence (”AI”) and credit scores for pre-employment screenings, biometrics for clocking-in and out, and digital...more

Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 14: How Employers Can Navigate Cybersecurity Issues with Brandon...

Maynard Nexsen on 4/17/2024

Tina and Cherie welcome Maynard Nexsen cybersecurity and data privacy attorney Brandon Robinson on episode 14. With data breaches becoming more and more common, Brandon shares how companies and employers can prevent and...more

Navigating the Digital Frontier: Employee Privacy Rights and Legal Obligations in the Modern Workplace

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/11/2024

Join Constangy partners Ashley Orler and Sarah Rugnetta for an insightful webinar exploring the intricate landscape of employee privacy rights amidst new data privacy laws and the digital evolution of the workplace. In an era...more

Preparing for New State Privacy Laws in 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/1/2023

As we enter into the final few months of the year, it is important for companies operating in the United States to not only assess the implementation of the compliance requirements for the four new comprehensive state privacy...more

Importance of Protecting Employee Information as Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws Proliferate

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/3/2023

Most human resources professionals are concerned about the privacy and security of the vast amounts of personal information they manage. This article discusses steps to consider taking against the challenges. Deluge of...more

Are you properly protecting your employees' personal information?

Burr & Forman on 8/29/2023

If they have not already, employers should take steps now to properly protect the personal information of their employees. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Ramirez v. Paradies Shops, LLC clarifies that...more

CPPA Releases Draft Regulations on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/29/2023

Keypoint: Although they are only draft regulations and not part of the formal rulemaking process, the drafts demonstrate the Agency’s intent to create extensive obligations for businesses subject to these regulations. In...more

Canada’s Office of Privacy Commissioner Revises Privacy Guideline on Employee Personal Information

Littler on 8/17/2023

Earlier this year, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) revised its guideline, Privacy in the Workplace, which addresses employee rights and workplace obligations with respect to employee personal...more

Investigative Sweep of Employers’ CCPA Compliance by the California Attorney General

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/4/2023

The California Attorney General recently announced an initiative to investigate employers’ non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (collectively the CCPA)....more

Employers Beware–Attorney General Announces Sweep Targeting Employee Data

Payne & Fears on 7/25/2023

Attorney General’s Sweep - On July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an “investigative sweep” focused on the employee data of certain, unnamed large employers in the state....more

Top 5 Takeaways from CPPA Meeting on July 14, 2023

BakerHostetler on 7/24/2023

On Friday, July 14, 2023, on the heels of the California Attorney General’s (AG) announcement seeking information from California employers on their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California...more

Cal Chamber Wins Breathing Room For Employers To Comply with CPRA’s Regulations

CDF Labor Law LLP on 7/3/2023

On the eve of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA), the California Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit obtained a significant victory as the Sacramento County Court granted an injunction against the CPPA delaying...more

EU CJEU confirms broad right of access to personal data under GDPR but protects employee privacy

A&O Shearman on 6/29/2023

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in the case of J.M. v Pankki S (Case C‑579/21) on 22 June 2023....more

Québec’s Law 25 and Privacy By Design: 5 Things to Remember When Configuring Information Systems

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 3/14/2023

The bulk of the “Law 25” amendments to Québec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (“PPIPS”) take effect on September 22, 2023. In a previous post, we discussed the internal policies...more

U.S. State Privacy Law Update

Polsinelli on 3/2/2023

In 2023, new comprehensive data privacy laws come into effect in five states — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection...more

Processing employees' Data Access Requests ("DARs") under the CCPA

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 2/24/2023

Brief Background - On January 1, 2023, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") became applicable to the personal information of employees, job applicants, subcontractors, contractors, and others in work roles...more

Final Privacy Regulations Anticipated To Go Into Effect In April 2023 - Enforcement Scheduled to Start July 1, 2023

CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/20/2023

On February 14, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) submitted its proposed final regulations (“Regulations”) to the Office of Administrative Law for a final review. It is anticipated that Regulations will go...more

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

2023 U.S. Privacy Regulatory Predictions

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/6/2023

The year 2023 promises to be another big year for privacy. In 2022, regulators focused on AI, dark patterns and aggressive remedies for allegedly deceptive and unfair data practices, such as disgorgement of algorithms...more

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