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Virginia Governor Signs Consumer Privacy Law

March 9, 2021

Via: SHRM

Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), which will give consumers certain rights to control how their personal data is used beginning Jan. 1, 2023.

Virginia is the second state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, following California. Notably, however, Virginia’s legislation has a carve-out for information collected in the employment context, whereas California’s law applies to some employment data.

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