On February 22, 2019, California state senator Hannah Beth-Jackson introduced a bill (SB-561) that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to expand the Act’s private right of action and remove the 30-day cure period requirement for enforcement actions brought by the State Attorney General.
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Draft CCPA Regulations Expected Fall 2019
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As we previously reported, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 delays the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the CCPA until six months after publication of the Attorney General’s implementing regulations, or July 1, 2020, whichever comes first. The California Department of Justice anticipates publishing a Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action concerning the CCPA in Fall 2019.…
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Hunton Andrews Kurth Publishes 2018 Retail Industry Year in Review
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On January 17, 2019, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s retail industry team, composed of more than 200 lawyers across practices, released their annual Retail Industry Year in Review publication. This blog entry provides a link to download the publication.…
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CCPA: Employers Should Consider Implications for Employee Benefit Plans
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As we move closer to implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, companies should consider how the new law could affect their operations in multiple ways – including, for example, data collected through their employee benefit plans.…
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California DOJ to Hold Series of Public Forums on CCPA
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The California Department of Justice will host six public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to provide the general public an opportunity to participate in the CCPA rulemaking process. …
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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Examining Consumer Privacy Protections
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On September 26, 2018, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened a hearing on Examining Consumer Privacy Protections with representatives of major technology and communications firms to discuss approaches to protecting consumer privacy, how the United States might craft a federal privacy law and companies’ experiences in implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act.…
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CCPA Amendment Bill Signed Into Law
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On September 23, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB-1121, which makes limited substantive and technical amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.…
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CCPA Amended: Enforcement Delayed, Few Substantive Changes Made
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On August 31, 2018, the California State Legislature passed SB-1121, a bill that delays enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and makes other modest amendments to the CCPA. The CCPA introduces key privacy requirements for businesses and its provisions will become operative on January 1, 2020.…
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California AG Voices Concern About State’s New Privacy Law
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On August 22, 2018, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra raised significant concerns regarding the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 in a letter addressed to the CCPA’s sponsors.…
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California Lawmakers Consider Additional Resources For Attorney General’s Privacy Act Regulations
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As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, a California legislative proposal in California would allocate additional resources to the California Attorney General’s office to facilitate the development of regulations required under the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. …
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