Business Law & Regulations, Privacy
October 19, 2023
Via: LexBlogThe 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
October 19, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn 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
October 10, 2023
Via: LexBlogSenate 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
September 19, 2023
Via: National Law ReviewOn 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
September 6, 2023
Via: LexBlogFlight 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
August 14, 2023
Via: SHRMAbill 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
August 11, 2023
Via: SHRMOn 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
August 4, 2023
Via: LexBlogA 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
July 14, 2023
Via: LexBlogThough 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
July 13, 2023
Via: JD SupraYou 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
July 12, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn 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
May 11, 2023
Via: National Law ReviewThe 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
April 21, 2023
Via: JD SupraThe 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
March 14, 2023
Via: JD SupraOn 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
March 3, 2023
Via: SHRMThe 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
February 21, 2023
Via: SHRMThe 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
February 2, 2023
Via: JD SupraAs 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
January 25, 2023
Via: JD SupraCalifornia 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
January 13, 2023
Via: JD SupraEmployers 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
January 10, 2023
Via: LexBlogCalifornia 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 […]