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JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Insurance Implications of the California Consumer Privacy Act
Colorado is the latest state to introduce a bill focused on consumer protection issues when companies develop AI tools. The bill imposes obligations on developers and deployers of AI systems. Additionally, the bill provides...more
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a recent agreement between Florida-based debt management company Touchstone Partners, Inc. and the Colorado Department of Law in resolution of Touchstone’s violations of the...more
It’s been a busy summer for US state privacy laws, and companies now need to keep track of a growing list of requirements from these laws. These include many we have written about in the past, including notice, vendor...more
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) (Senate Bill 619) on July 18, making Oregon the twelfth state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation. The OCPA is primarily based on...more
Governor Tina Kotek signed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA or the Act) into law on July 18, 2023. The OCPA goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Oregon follows 11 other states that have enacted consumer privacy protections,...more
Oregon becomes the 12th state with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law - The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) became law on July 18, 2023. Oregon is the twelfth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy...more
Add Oregon to the list of states passing consumer privacy laws this year. On June 22, 2023, the Oregon House of Representatives passed SB 619, the proposed Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA), following the Senate’s passage on...more
Recently, Colorado’s new $0.27 retail delivery fee went into effect. The fee targets all deliveries by a motor vehicle that have at least one item of taxable and tangible personal property. This new levy impacts both in-state...more
On May 4, the Connecticut Department of Banking issued a temporary cease and desist order directing a peer-to-peer lending platform that connected borrowers with third-party lenders to cease its lending-related activities on...more
Consumers today are conscious of environmental issues. Younger generations in particular have a clear preference for environmentally friendly products—74% of millennials and 62% of Gen Z are willing to pay more for...more
On October 8, the governor of New York signed Bill No. AO-2260A to assist borrowers who need accommodation for visual impairments. Bill No. AO-2260A is “an act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring debt...more
Wyoming and Maine recently amended their laws related to licensure requirements for consumer lending: - In July, Wyoming adopted House Bill 0008 (HB 0008), which amends provisions of the Wyoming Uniform Consumer Credit...more
Texas, Virginia and Montana are the latest states to enact legislation or rules setting forth a best interest standard for annuity producers in recommending annuities to their customers. Each state has designed its rule to...more
Colorado is now the third state in the U.S. to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, following in the footsteps of California and Virginia. The Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”), passed by the state’s General Assembly as SB...more
Will Florida be the next state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law? It sure is starting to look like a viable possibility. With the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) in full effect, and the recent enactment...more
With the uptick in the pace of vaccinations and lifting of restrictions in many states over the past few weeks, a clearer picture of the road ahead is coming into focus. In a timely discussion, Los Angeles’ Association for...more
The U.S. District Court, District of Kansas recently ruled in CardX, LLC v. Schmidt, that Kansas Statute Annotated § 16a-2-403, which prohibits merchants from imposing a surcharge on customers who elect to pay via credit...more
California DFPI Enters MOUs with Multiple Earned Wage Access Companies- California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has continued to expand its jurisdiction over financial service providers under...more
Alabama and Rhode Island are the most recent states to issue regulations setting forth a best interest standard for annuity producers in recommending an annuity to their customers. Both regulations follow the National...more
On March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Price gouging is illegal in all California communities during the declared state of...more
Washington is one of several states that has started regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in consumer products. This client alert reflects the status of PFAS regulations in Washington as of December 30,...more