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California Takes Action Against Deepfakes: Five New Bills Signed Into Law

Governor Gavin Newsom has made waves by signing five new bills aimed at tackling the challenges posed by deepfakes in California, with two bills covering digital replicas of performers and three focused on elections and...more

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Proposed California AI Bill Contains Whistleblower Provisions

California's SB 1047, also known as the “Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act,” has passed the state’s Assembly and Senate and now awaits its fate on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. By...more

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California’s AI Safety Bill: A Groundbreaking Move Amidst Industry Controversy and What AI Developers Can Do to Prepare

In a historic turn of events, California is poised to become the first state to enact comprehensive AI safety legislation with the introduction of SB 1047. This bill, designed to address the potential risks associated with...more

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Zooming in on AI – #3: California SB 1047 – The potential new frontier of more stringent AI regulation?

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Helen Christakos and Sonya Aggarwal of our U.S. privacy and data security practice and Eva Wang of our technology transactions practice look at California’s new AI bill that aims to balance AI development with ensuring public...more

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Update: AB 3129 Passes in California Senate and Nears Finish Line

After its passage in the California Senate on August 31, 2024, Assembly Bill No. 3129 (AB 3129) is now headed to Governor Newsom’s desk. As discussed in depth in our previous blog series on AB 3129, the legislation would...more

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California State Legislature Passes Assembly Bill 3129

The California State Senate and State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129 on August 31, 2024, immediately prior to the end of the state’s legislative session. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom as a...more

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California Legislature drops the other shoe, kicking taxpayers right in the apportionment formula

California legislators released bill language addressing Governor Gavin Newsom’s “May Revise” to the state budget that includes the Governor’s so-called “apportionment fix.” If enacted, Assembly Bill 167 and Senate Bill 167...more

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California Governor “May Revise” taxpayer apportionment win

On May 10, California Governor Gavin Newsom introduced his “May Revise” of the state budget. In addition to net operating loss deduction suspensions and tax credit usage limitations, one particularly concerning corporate...more

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California Imposes New Workplace Violence Prevention Mandate

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On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 553 into law, creating a new layer to California employers’ existing injury and illness prevention programs (IIPP). Under SB 553, employers are required to...more

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California Continues Trend of Pushing Housing Legislation to Address Ongoing Housing Shortage

According to the Public Policy Institute of California, a non-profit, non-partisan think tank, California is facing a jaw-dropping 3.5 million unit housing deficient for the current population. This despite several...more

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The State Of California Is Too Broke To Implement Costly Climate Legislation

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In previous posts, I have written about SB 253 and SB 261.   The former requires "reporting entities" (as defined) to disclose Scope 1, 2 & 3 greenhouse gas emissions.  The latter imposes climate-related financial risk...more

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California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws: What You Need to Know

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While the highly anticipated adoption of proposed rules on climate risk disclosure by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to be on hold (the SEC’s recently revised regulatory agenda indicates possible...more

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Governor Newsom Endorses Legislation to Bolster Bargaining Rights for Temporary Public Employees

On October 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 1484 (2023) (“AB 1484”), supporting bargaining rights for temporary employees effective January 1, 2024.  AB 1484 amends existing law under the...more

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Cozen Currents: Misery Loves Company

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The Cozen Lens- • The election of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has set off a fight within the House Republican conference as members from different factions jockey to become the affable new speaker’s influential...more

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California Enacts First of Its Kind Legislation Requiring Climate Emissions Information

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Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted into law two bills, both of which will — for the first time in any U.S. state — require large companies doing business within the state to release a wide array of...more

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High Protections on Information Relating to Employees’ Cannabis Use

On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 700 into law, amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). SB 700, effective January 1, 2024, expressly prohibits employers from requesting information...more

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New California Law Prohibits Automatic Stay of Trial Court Action When Appealing Denial of a Motion to Compel Arbitration

On October 10, 2023, California Governor Newsom signed into law S.B. 365, a bill that amends California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1294. The new law provides that when a party appeals an order denying a motion to compel...more

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10 New California Employment Laws Employers Should Know for the New Year

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Governor Newsom recently signed a slew of new bills into law at the close of California’s 2023 legislative session. Of those, there are several employment-related laws that California employers should take note of. We...more

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The California “Delete Act” Becomes Law

On October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 362 into law. The “Delete Act” is a key piece of privacy legislation designed to further protect consumer online privacy rights and place further obligations on data...more

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California Enacts Digital Financial Assets Law

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On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 39 (AB 39), establishing a Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) set to go into effect July 1, 2025. Whereas previously the California...more

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California Enacts Broad Climate Disclosure Laws

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two climate disclosure bills into law on October 7, 2023. They will impose significant reporting obligations on thousands of companies doing business in California. SB 253, the Climate...more

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California Employers Required To Provide Reproductive Loss Leave Starting January 1

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 848 on October 10, 2023. This new law expands California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to provide covered employees with protected leave after a reproductive...more

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New California Law Limits Stays of Proceedings…

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On October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed CA Senate Bill 365 (SB 365), set to go into effect in 2024. This bill gives state court judges the discretion to move forward with litigation in trial court while an...more

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California Legislature Passes Significant Climate Disclosure Bills With Potential Broad Scope

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Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two major climate-related disclosure bills, Senate Bill 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and Senate Bill 261: Greenhouse Gases:...more

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California Governor Signs Climate Disclosure Bills with Significant Impact for Entities of All Forms Doing Business in the State

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The two new California laws apply to both public and private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or other business entities meeting applicable revenue thresholds and doing business in California, without...more

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