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Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

EDPB Provides Guidance on Determining Primary Supervisory Authority

February 28, 2024

Via: JD Supra

This month the EDPB shed light on the question of lead supervisory authorities. The issue arose in response to a question late last month from the French supervisory authority. Some background. As most international organizations are aware, GDPR provides for […]


Know Your Rights

Will Virginia Finally Allow Recreational Cannabis Sales?

February 27, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Cannabis industry participants are keeping close tabs on a potential breakthrough in the Virginia recreational cannabis market. Virginia legalized adult-use recreational cannabis in 2021, but legislation that would have allowed sales of recreational cannabis died the following year when the […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Brazil Data Protection Law – Litigation in the Context of Employment

February 27, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape. Although the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has been fairly active since it started operating in 2021 to promote […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

CCPA Enforcement Surprise: Regulations Effective Immediately

February 27, 2024

Via: JD Supra

On Friday, February 9, as the country collectively packed up and prepared to head home for Super Bowl weekend, the Third Appellate District of the California Appellate Court issued an Order granting the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) the […]


Tax Code, Regulations and Guidance

US Treasury Says IRS is Focused on Tax Evasion Targeting

February 26, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The US Department of the Treasury has recently reinforced the progress on enforcement, specifically how the IRS is focused on tax evasion targeting and the targeting of high-income individuals and entities. The IRS has deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and state-of-the-art […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Federal Trade Commission Likely to Expand Labor Enforcement to Worker-Misclassification Issues

February 22, 2024

Via: JD Supra

In a February 2, 2024 keynote speech to antitrust enforcers and practitioners, Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya argued that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) should challenge worker misclassification as a violation of the FTC Act’s ban on “unfair methods of […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

The Development of AI and Protecting Student Data Privacy

February 22, 2024

Via: JD Supra

During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were forced to pivot from in-person education to online learning, many using the billions of dollars of federal government pandemic aid to invest in EdTech, software, and other technology. EdTech’s rapid adoption quickly became a […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

California Attorney General Announces Second Public CCPA Enforcement Settlement

February 21, 2024

Via: LexBlog

On February 21, 2024, the California Attorney General announced that it had reached a settlement with a company, resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). This is only […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

California Privacy Protection Agency to Begin Enforcement Activities

February 21, 2024

Via: JD Supra

After a successful appeal of a June ruling, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is authorized to begin immediate enforcement of privacy regulations developed, and expanded, under the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). Any company that has been […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

DEI Under Scrutiny, Part V: Proposed Utah Bill Would Have Extended Restrictions on DEI to Private Employers’ Training Programs

February 20, 2024

Via: JD Supra

States across the United States have been taking up or passing laws to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programming in public schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions, but a bill recently considered by Utah lawmakers raised concerns […]


Business Law & Regulations, Finance

Profit-Sharing Arrangement Tied To Employer’s Overall Profits Not Subject to Massachusetts Wage Act

February 20, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Employers with Massachusetts-based employees know that the Massachusetts Wage Act (the “Wage Act”), with its strict liability and automatic treble damages and attorneys’ fees, is a powerful and exacting statute with which they must comply. Powerful as it may be […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Dutch Data Protection Authority Fines Uber

February 20, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Authorities opened an investigation after Uber drivers in France sent complaints to the French privacy protection commission, the CNIL. The CNIL transferred the handling of the complaints to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, since Uber BV is incorporated in the […]


Business Law & Regulations, Finance

CFPB seeks approval for new auto finance data collection

February 19, 2024

Via: LexBlog

The CFPB recently published a notice in the Federal Register indicating that it is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of additional auto finance data pursuant to its authority under the Dodd-Frank Act […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Update: Part Deux! New FTC Rulemaking Proposal

February 19, 2024

Via: LexBlog

As we discussed last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increased its focus and its enforcement related to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), especially in the educational context. Now the FTC is taking further steps to secure […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Union Petitions Spike in 2022 and 2023, Ogletree Deakins NLRB Data Tracking Shows

February 19, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Labor organizing activity rose over the past two years with nearly as many representation election (RC) petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from 2022 through 2023 as the previous three years, while the average time to close […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Major Win for California Privacy Protection Agency: Enforcement of Regulations Can Begin Immediately

February 15, 2024

Via: National Law Review

If you have been relying on last year’s court order staying the ability of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to enforce regulations promulgated under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to also stay your own CPRA compliance program — […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Massachusetts Implements New Pay Transparency Law

February 15, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Following a wave of pay transparency laws in other states, the Massachusetts recently implemented a law requiring employers with at least 25 employees in the Commonwealth to disclose salary ranges in job postings. The law also requires employers with at […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

The Department of Labor Issues New Final Rule for Independent Contractor Classification

February 14, 2024

Via: National Law Review

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its final rule that revises its guidance regarding the standard for assessing whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Connecticut Attorney General Issues Report on the First Six Months of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act – Highlighting Enforcement Priorities

February 14, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (“CT AG”) has released its first report on enforcement of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), revealing its focus on companies’ privacy policies, protections of “sensitive data” (such as genetic, biometric and geolocation […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

FTC Proposes Updates to COPPA Rule

February 14, 2024

Via: JD Supra

On January 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) discussed its long-anticipated proposed changes for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) in an open meeting. Released in a notice of proposed rulemaking the month prior, these proposed changes would […]