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ICO releases guidance on processing employment records

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On February 5 2025, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released new guidance designed to help employers understand and comply with their obligations under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation...more

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Top Five 2025 California Privacy Alerts for California Employers

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Employers must prepare for significant amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, as amended by the CPRA (CCPA) in 2025. The CCPA grants California residents, including employees, specific rights...more

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Citizenship and Immigration Status Is Now Categorized as Sensitive Personal Information under California Law

On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB-947, which expanded the category of “sensitive personal information” to include citizenship or immigration status. The category of sensitive personal...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Employee Data Under the CCPA: Expiration of Employer Exemptions Requires Compliance as of January 1, 2023

Since the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was passed in 2018, employers have been watching carefully to see how the law will apply to data collected and maintained about their employees. Up until now, employment data...more

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Reminder: California Employee Personal Data In-Scope of California Data Protection Law Effective Jan. 1, 2023

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The Employee Data Exemptions that existed in the original CCPA will no longer be effective in 2023 as the scope of the data protection law expands under the CPRA. In November 2020, California residents voted to adopt the...more

Proskauer on Privacy

Happy “Labor …” More Privacy Rights for Employees: California Legislature Closes Session Without Extending Employee and B2B Data...

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As summer nears its end, uncertainty and complexity lie ahead for many companies as they evaluate how to operationalize compliance with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), existing California employment laws and...more

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California Privacy Rights Act for Employers: Vendor Contracting Requirements

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This is the fourth in a series of articles about the implications of the California Privacy Rights Act for employers. The impending January 1, 2023 effective date of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) has created a...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Collecting Employee Information? It's Time to Wake Up

Employers collect data about their employees. It starts with employees’ salary data, resumes, and work hours. It continues with fingerprints and images from security cameras, followed by employee meals and business trip...more

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“Hedging Their Bets” – California Passes One-Year Extension On CCPA Employee Data Exemption

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Governor Newsom just signed legislation that will extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exemption for employee, job applicant, and independent contractor data for an additional year – until January 1, 2022....more

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California Assembly Passes CCPA Amendment: Employee Personal Information Exemption Extension

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) has only been in effect since January, but amendments are already on the horizon. Personal information in the employment context was highly contested during the CCPA’s amendment...more

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California Lawmakers Pass Slate of Privacy Legislation

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The California legislature recently passed a series of privacy-related bills that await Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. Governor Newsom has until September 30th to sign these bills into law. The legislature in Sacramento...more

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California Bill Extending Employment and B2B Compliance Obligations for CCPA Heads to Governor Newsom's Desk

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A bill that would extend California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance obligations for employment information and business-to-business information has passed through both chambers of the California Legislature and has...more

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CCPA Employee and Business-to-Business Exemptions Passed out of Legislature

The California Legislature has passed AB-1281 over to the Governor’s desk, approving the continuation of an exemption for personal information collected in the employment context and certain information collected in the...more

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California Initiative To Amend State Privacy Law Qualifies For November Ballot

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California’s landmark privacy law could soon be amended with updated compliance burdens for employers – and it will be up to voters statewide to determine whether these changes take effect. An amendment to the California...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Heart of Employee Rights Under CCPA: Attorney General Modifies Guidance

Transparency and communication are cornerstones of a successful relationship—and the employment relationship is no exception. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) came into effect on January 1, 2020, bestowing two...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Key Points On CCPA For Employers

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Here are some key points for employers to keep in mind related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which were included in my presentation to a recent meeting of Fox Rothschild’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. ...more

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CCPA Is Here, And It Does Have Requirements For Employees, Applicants, etc.

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Some business leaders and HR professionals may be waking up this morning not realizing they must provide a “Notice at Collection” to some or all of their employees and applicants under the new California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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Hedge Fund Firms – What Do You Need to Consider Under the CCPA?

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020, and hedge fund firms may be subject to the CCPA even if they are already compliant with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), do not have a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Is your company covered by California’s new privacy law?

On Jan. 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a consumer-friendly privacy law inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, will take effect. Originally published in the North Bay...more

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Despite the Passage of CCPA Employee Amendment, Employers Still Face Significant Compliance Burdens under California’s New Privacy...

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On September 13, 2019, the California legislature brought much-anticipated clarity and focus to the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) with the passing of five amendments—including Assembly Bill 25...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

CCPA Update — Employee Information Excluded (Until 2021)

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It looks like the back-and-forth about how much employee information will be covered under the California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, is likely resolved, at least for now. The California legislature recently passed AB 25,...more

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California AB 25 Passes Both Houses – Employee Information Is Excluded From The CCPA…Until 2021

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With the effective date of the CCPA quickly approaching, industry backed bills have been heavily debated by the California legislature. Many proposed bills were abandoned, but some managed to survive and move forward. One of...more

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