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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 285: Reflections from a California Bar Exam Grader – Part 2 (w/Jennifer Barry)
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(Podcast) California Employment News: A Refresher on Voting Leave Laws for CA Employers
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 284: Reflections from a California Bar Grader – Part 1 (w/Jennifer Barry)
Podcast - What’s Next After Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Veto in California?
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California Employment News – Key Rules for California Employers: Business Expense Reimbursement
Bar Exam Toolbox Episode Update 1: The "California Bar Exam Experiment"
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California Employment News: Understanding the Basics of Employee Personnel Files (Featured)
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Last month, the California legislative session came to an end when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen of the approximately 38 bills sent to his desk relating to privacy and artificial intelligence (AI)....more
In a significant move that has drawn both praise and criticism, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed Senate Bill 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), a...more
When one hears the term “neural data,” a brain implant comes to mind, alongside concerns about these neurotechnologies being able to read our innermost thoughts. Generally, implantable devices such as these are considered...more
On September 29, 2024, California took a significant step forward in data privacy protection by passing a law that extends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to cover neural data—brain activity and related information...more
During the final days of the California legislative session, which ended on August 31, 2024, the California legislature passed several privacy bills, described below, that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Throughout the 2024 legislative session, we have been tracking numerous privacy- and AI-related bills pending in California. Ten of those bills passed the state legislature before the legislative session ended on August 31...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom approved an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) extending privacy rights to a person’s neural data. Neural data is defined as information that is generated by measuring the...more
California is set to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) with two recent amendments that have been signed into law. Assembly Bill (AB 1008) and Senate Bill 1223 (SB 1223) aim to clarify how the law...more
California’s governor has signed an amendment to CCPA, the state’s well-known privacy law. While California was the first to pass a “comprehensive” privacy law, it is the second -with this new amendment- to include “neural...more
After several weeks of handwringing about the fate of SB 1047 – the controversial AI safety bill that would have required developers of powerful AI models and entities providing the computing resources to train such models to...more
With a growing number of states having passed comprehensive consumer data privacy laws (19 in total, with seven passed this year alone), state enforcement actions related to data privacy are growing increasingly common....more
On September 4, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued an Enforcement Advisory cautioning businesses against the use of “dark patterns” in their consumer-facing user interfaces. The California Consumer...more
On September 4, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") announced that it issued an Enforcement Advisory ("Advisory") providing guidance on how to avoid using prohibited "Dark Patterns" to obtain consent from...more
Last week, the California Legislature passed several bills that, if signed by the governor, will regulate how organizations develop, train, and use artificial intelligence (AI) models, systems, and applications. Of these...more
Companies should brace for another surge in California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) claims after two federal court decisions may encourage plaintiffs to file even more claims relating to website analytics tools. No industry...more
On Saturday, August 31, the California legislature closed its 2024 session. During the past calendar year, we tracked numerous privacy and AI-related bills with fourteen of them passing out of their chamber of origin prior to...more
Keypoint: The California legislature enters into the final week of its session with many bills still under consideration. We are currently tracking thirteen privacy and AI-related bills that previously crossed chambers prior...more
Keypoint: The appellate court ruled that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act’s impact assessment provision is unconstitutional and remanded the case back to the trial court to consider the constitutionality of the...more
Keypoint: Last week, several privacy and AI bills passed out of committee (with some receiving amendments) while two bills died in committee. We are currently tracking thirteen privacy and AI-related bills that previously...more
Keypoint: Last week, the California legislature returned from its summer recess and began moving forward with privacy and AI legislation prior to the August 31 session closing date. We are currently tracking thirteen...more
On July 16, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss advancing a substantial draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rulemaking package to formal proceedings. The proposed...more
What Issues Did the California Privacy Protection Agency Raise? On July 16, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) discussed proposed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations....more
On July 16, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) board declined to advance to formal rulemaking California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments,...more
Keypoint: The California legislature has many pending privacy and AI-related bills to consider before it closes on August 31. The California legislature left for its summer recess on July 3 and will reconvene on August 5....more
In June 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced a $500,000 settlement1 with Tilting Point Media LLC (Tilting Point). After a joint investigation by the...more