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New Electronic Monitoring Disclosures for New York Employers Posted on: November 18, 2021 In: Labor & Employment
Many employers have already acted wisely by adopting policies to advise their employees that the employer reserves the right to engage in electronic monitoring of employee communications by phone and email, as well as employee internet access and usage. Effective May 7, 2022, New York employers will be obligated to adopt and enforce such policies if they do engage in such monitoring.
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New Jersey Adds Age Discrimination Protections for Workers Aged 70 and Older Posted on: November 17, 2021 In: Labor & Employment
On October 5, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law legislation that provides new protections for persons aged 70 and older under the umbrella of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). The new law is designed to enable older workers to “retire by their own volition” and protect their financial independence. The law is effective immediately.
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Legislative Alert: Enhanced Privacy Protections Signed Into Law in Connecticut Posted on: July 21, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Connecticut is part of the steady stream of states enacting more complicated and demanding data privacy and cybersecurity laws in 2021. The state joins Colorado and California in adding both a new privacy law and a new cybersecurity law. In this post, we review the key elements of Connecticut's Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches and its Act Incentivizing the Adoption of Cybersecurity Standards for Businesses.
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Legislative Alert: Colorado Privacy Act Passes State Senate, Signed Into Law By Governor Posted on: June 10, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
On June 8, 2021, the Colorado Senate passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). It was then signed into law by Colorado Governor Jared Polis on July 7, 2021, and will go into effect on July 1, 2023. The CPA follows in the tradition of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) by creating consumer rights and imposing requirements on businesses to guarantee greater protections over consumers’ personal data.
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CCPA 2.0 and the Changing Privacy Landscape, Part VII: Penalties and Enforcement Mechanisms Posted on: June 02, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
As discussed throughout this series, the passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will change the privacy landscape in California and impact the compliance efforts of businesses serving California consumers. In addition to expansion of the rights promised to consumers under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), this seventh installment in our series discusses the new penalties and enforcement mechanisms for subject businesses created by passage of the CPRA on November 3, 2020.
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Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act: Not Quite The CCPA Posted on: March 02, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Though it seems Virginia is following California’s lead by becoming the second state with its own comprehensive data privacy legislation, Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) diverges from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) in that it is far more business-friendly and does not have the “teeth” that the CCPA does.
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Canada Introduces Legislation to Revamp Federal Privacy Landscape Posted on: February 16, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
The Canadian House of Commons introduced draft legislation that, if enacted, would align federal Canadian privacy law with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The draft legislation, titled the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), proposes significant advancements to the current legal regime governing personal data.
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CCPA 2.0 and the Changing Privacy Landscape, Part IV: Data Minimization & Retention Posted on: January 26, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
The fourth installment in our ongoing series about changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) focuses on the new data minimization and data retention requirements for subject businesses created by the passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) on November 3, 2020. These provisions also obligate subject entities to implement business-wide internal policy changes to accommodate the possible need to change their data collection and retention policies before the CPRA is fully operative.
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CCPA 2.0 and the Changing Privacy Landscape: CPRA’s Definition and Treatment of “Sensitive Personal Information” Posted on: December 23, 2020 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
On November 3, 2020, Californians approved Proposition 24, a ballot measure creating the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amends and expands the provisions and requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In this Digital Insights series on the CPRA, we will highlight and detail some of the most substantive and important modifications the new law will impose on the CCPA, and what those changes mean to businesses subject to California’s ever-evolving privacy regime.
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ECJ Invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as Adequate Transfer Mechanism Posted on: July 16, 2020 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
In a ruling issued on July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield – a primary mechanism available to companies exporting personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the United States.
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Legislative Alert: Washington Expands Definition of Personal Information for Public Agencies Posted on: April 22, 2020 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
On March 18, 2020, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Senate Bill 6187, which amends the state’s security breach notification statute as applicable to state and local agencies by expanding the definition of “personal information” to include the last four digits of an individual’s Social Security number.
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Legislative Alert: D.C. Passes Security Breach Protection Amendment Act, Creating New Notice Requirements and Cybersecurity Safeguards Posted on: April 17, 2020 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
On March 26, 2020, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Act 23-268, known as the “Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2020.” The Act, which amends section 28 of Chapter 38 of the District of Columbia Code, broadens the existing definition of “personal information,” increases the breach notice contents requirements, provides attorney general notice requirements, and mandates cybersecurity safeguards.
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