An ‘AI Summer’ in California?

​What’s in store for artificial intelligence (AI) in California? Will there be an “AI summer” hiatus as the state assembly recommends, or will legislation and regulatory proposals go forging ahead? Regardless of... Read more »

California Employers Beware: AG Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

​California employers, beware: The state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy requirements for employees and... Read more »

Court Postpones Enforcement of California Privacy Rights Act Regs

?On June 30, a California court enjoined until March 29, 2024, enforcement of the final regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Importantly for employers, this ruling prevents enforcement of only... Read more »

Personal Emails Aren’t Private on Corporate Devices

?For convenience’s sake, it’s common for employees to occasionally send and receive personal messages on their work email. Many workers in the private sector access both personal and work email on their... Read more »

Final Regs Clear Path for Employers to Complete CPRA Compliance

?After months of uncertainty, the rulemaking process for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the first-ever comprehensive U.S. data privacy law applicable to HR data, concluded on March 29. California employers can... Read more »

Texas Legislature Passes Data Privacy and Security Act

? On May 29, H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, passed in the Texas legislature. The bill will now land on the desk of Gov. Greg... Read more »

Seven Steps to Comply with the CCPA

?Getting into compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can seem like an overwhelming task. After all, the law is comprised not only of a dense statute and detailed regulations, but... Read more »

Washington Passes Privacy Protections for Health Data

?Washington State lawmakers passed the most consequential privacy legislation in the country since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was adopted in 2018, which will soon require businesses to take significant action... Read more »

New California Privacy Regulations Leave Key Questions Unanswered

?More than two years after California voters passed a law amending the state’s landmark privacy rights statute, new regulations implementing the law finally took effect last week. Unfortunately, this leaves four key... Read more »

Illinois Court Holds Federal Law Preempts BIPA Claims

? In the Illinois Supreme Court’s latest ruling in the biometric privacy space, it decided in Walton v. Roosevelt University that claims brought under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by union... Read more »