• The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The window of opportunity to pass federal privacy legislation to preempt the CCPA in the 116th Congress is rapidly closing.
• Discussions are...more
9/26/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
As the privacy debate heats up on Capitol Hill, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee—both of Silicon...more
As part of the effort to rebrand the party and reconnect with working-class voters who were lost in the presidential election, congressional Democrats revealed a new populist policy agenda, titled “A Better Deal: Better Jobs,...more
9/18/2017
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GAO ,
Job Creation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Obama Administration ,
Political Parties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
On September 10, the House Judiciary Committee passed, by voice vote, legislation to eliminate certain disparities to antitrust review by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Standard...more