Proposed Regs on California Privacy Protection Advance to Next Stage

?The board of the California Privacy Protection Agency recently held a public meeting focused on the anticipated regulations interpreting the California Consumer Privacy Act, as now amended by the California Privacy Rights... Read more »

Illinois Court Rules Privacy Act Claims Accrue With Each Biometric Scan

?On Feb. 17, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrue on each scan or collection, allowing per-scan damages. The ruling could open... Read more »

Illinois Court Holds 5-Year Limitation Applies to BIPA Claims

?The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled out the possibility of a one-year statute of limitations for claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The case is called Tims v. Blackhorse... Read more »

Employer Exemptions Under the CCPA

?Since the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) 2018 passage, employers have been wondering how the law will apply to data collected and maintained about employees. Until now, employment data had been exempted... Read more »

An Enterprise-Wide Data Privacy Solution to the State Privacy Law Problem

?Despite predictions otherwise, 2022 will not be the year that a federal data privacy law is enacted. While the bipartisan American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA) proposal made it to the House... Read more »

First Jury Verdict Issued in Illinois Biometric Privacy Act Class Action

?A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently concluded that a company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) 45,600 times over six years... Read more »

New Changes to California Privacy Rights Act Compliance

State & Local Updates #Sean Nalty © Ogletree Deakins By Sean Nalty © Ogletree Deakins October 12, 2022 Members may download one copy of our sample forms and templates for your personal... Read more »

Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Consider Data Privacy Legislation

?State governments are continuing to propose and adopt legislation that requires businesses to implement policies and procedures to ensure privacy rights for consumers. Businesses operating in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania should prepare... Read more »

California Employers Get Ready: Expanded Privacy Compliance Begins in 2023

For the past few years, California’s comprehensive privacy law known as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) included an important partial exemption for employees, applicants, and independent contractors, collectively known as workforce... Read more »

Connecticut Will Add More Privacy Requirements

?While the federal government attempts to move forward with a more uniform national law, Connecticut joined California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia in passing a comprehensive consumer privacy law. The legislation, signed by... Read more »