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Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

California Takes an Aggressive Approach to Regulating Data Brokers

October 19, 2023

Via: LexBlog

The Delete Act (SB 362), signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 10, imposes additional disclosure and registration requirements on data brokers. It requires data brokers to support deletion requests through a central “deletion mechanism” managed by […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

California Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed at Expanding Employment Protections for Employees Working From Home

October 19, 2023

Via: JD Supra

On October 8, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill (SB) No. 731. If enacted into law, SB 731 would have required employers to provide at least 30 calendar days’ advance written notice before requiring employees working from home […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

California Adds Leave for Reproductive Loss

October 10, 2023

Via: LexBlog

Senate Bill (SB) 848, scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2024, requires employers with 5 or more employees to provide employees who have worked for at least 30 days with up to five days of reproductive loss leave. […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Businesses Should Continue Preparatory Compliance Efforts Despite Injunction Against California Kid’s Online Privacy and Safety Law (CAADCA)

September 19, 2023

Via: National Law Review

On September 15, 2022 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) into law. The CAADCA takes effect July 1, 2024, and brings vast changes to the online compliance landscape with regard to children’s privacy and […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

“Religious-Liberty Training” Sanctions – What California Attorneys and Employers Need to Know About and After Carter v. Transp. Workers Union of Am., Loc. 556

September 6, 2023

Via: LexBlog

Flight attendant Charlene Carter sued her employer and her union alleging, among other things, that they discriminated against her on the basis of religion, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). In July […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

California Bill Seeks to Ban Caste-Based Discrimination Statewide

August 14, 2023

Via: SHRM

Abill pending in California would clarify existing law by defining ancestry to include caste as protected within the state’s antidiscrimination statutes. On July 5, the California Senate voted 34-1 in favor of the bill. When this bill, Senate Bill 403, […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Change to California Regulation May Impact Background Screeners

August 11, 2023

Via: SHRM

On July 24, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the Civil Rights Council’s proposed amendment to California’s employment regulations relating to criminal history, which are set to become effective on Oct. 1. Among other changes, the amendment modifies the […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Full Steam Ahead: Updates in Enforcement of California Privacy Law

August 4, 2023

Via: LexBlog

A court-ordered stay on enforcement of updates to certain parts of the California privacy regulation (the Ruling) has not slowed down enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). In fact, […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

CCPA-Covered Businesses Be On the Look Out for a Letter from the California Attorney General

July 14, 2023

Via: LexBlog

Though enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been paused for now, the State of California is not resting when it comes to compliance with the CCPA. On July 14, […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Enforcement of CPRA Regulations Postponed, But Statute Still in Effect and Enforceable

July 13, 2023

Via: JD Supra

You are likely aware of headlines spreading the news of a recent Superior Court of California decision that has delayed the enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) regulations until March 29, 2024. However, while the enforcement of the […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Court Blocks Enforcement of California’s New Data Privacy Regulations—For Now

July 12, 2023

Via: JD Supra

On June 30, 2023, the California Superior Court issued a decision blocking the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or the “Agency”) from enforcing new regulations governing the collection and use of consumer data until March 2024. The CPPA was set […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

You Won’t Find The Answers To These Questions In The California General Corporation Law

May 11, 2023

Via: National Law Review

The General Corporation Law cannot address every “jot and tittle”, but it is nevertheless surprising that it does not at least provide a ready answer to these and other fundamental questions. What’s an “i” without a tittle? The expression “jot […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Compliance Next Steps: Employment and B2B Data in California

April 21, 2023

Via: JD Supra

The exemption for employment-related and business-to-business (B2B) data under California’s privacy law expired on January 1, 2023. Without this exemption, information previously allowed to be excluded now falls within the scope of California’s extensive privacy requirements, including notice and transparency, […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

What is the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA)?

March 14, 2023

Via: JD Supra

On September 25th, 2022, California passed a new law—the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA). It goes into effect on July 1st, 2024, but compliance may feel challenging for many. Inspired by the UK Age-Appropriate Design Code, the CAADCA regulates […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Proposed Regs on California Privacy Protection Advance to Next Stage

March 3, 2023

Via: SHRM

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 Act. The agency unanimously approved submission of the […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

California Releases Updated Guidance for 2022 Pay Data Reporting

February 21, 2023

Via: SHRM

The California Civil Rights Division (CRD) recently released updated guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the 2022 California pay data reports, which covered employers must submit via the CRD’s pay data portal by May 10. California’s […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

The proposed FTC rule to ban non-compete clauses: What California employers need to know

February 2, 2023

Via: JD Supra

As if California statutory and case law limiting non-competition clauses was not complicated enough, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) now has entered the fray. Based on the current proposed FTC rules, the law in California on restrictions of non-competes may […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

California Releases New Guidance on Pay Data Reporting: 4 Key Changes for Employers to Note

January 25, 2023

Via: JD Supra

California employers with at least 100 employees are likely familiar with the pay data reporting requirements that were enacted in 2020. Recent amendments under SB 1162, however, make some significant changes for 2023. You may have noticed that SB 1162’s […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

California Labor Agency Posts FAQs Relating to New Pay Scale Posting Requirements

January 13, 2023

Via: JD Supra

Employers posting jobs to be filled in California must now include a pay range in the posting under new requirements that took effect at the beginning of 2023. Senate Bill (SB) 1162, which was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Update on California and New York Pay Transparency Laws

January 10, 2023

Via: LexBlog

California The California Labor Commissioner recently published FAQs (adding to existing FAQs under the state’s equal pay law) with insights for employers on some gray areas in the new law: Threshold for coverage.The FAQs clarify that an employer is covered […]