Join CDF's Privacy and AI Practice Group Partners, Dan Forman, Dalia Khatib and Linda Wang, on August 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM (Pacific) for a timely discussion on how emerging AI regulations and privacy laws are reshaping...more
8/12/2025
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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries, businesses are increasingly integrating AI tools into their workforce operations. In response, California regulators have been actively working to address the...more
On July 1, 2025, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office announced a record-setting $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, a prominent provider of health and wellness information and operator of Healthline.com...more
As businesses integrate AI tools into operations, a spike in related litigation is no surprise, especially due to the lack of formal legal precedent. Last month, a federal court in the Northern District of California provided...more
Companies doing business in California continue to face a surge in privacy-related complaints and lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a 1960s-era law designed to prevent unlawful telephone...more
On March 21, 2025, the California Civil Rights Council adopted its final regulations regarding automated decision-making systems. In the employment context, automated decision-making systems can include a wide range of tools...more
4/4/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Bias ,
California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
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Regulatory Requirements
It is no surprise that businesses are seeking ways to utilize AI to increase efficiency, including developing automated decision-making systems to assist in hiring and promotion processes. The California Civil Rights Council...more
California employers may not be able to recover the costs of a lawsuit from prevailing employees in certain types of wage claims, even if they obtained a more favorable result after trial than their statutory offer to...more
California businesses are experiencing a tsunami of demands and complaints alleging class action status that applies the well-established 1960’s California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to the internet’s new technology. CIPA...more
4/5/2024
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Consent ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Thanks to powerful lobbying, last week the House of Representatives introduced a new bipartisan bill, the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act (the “Act”). This bill provides for a new classification of workers in between...more
7/25/2022
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Definition ,
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Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
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Wage and Hour
All employers in Los Angeles should revisit employment practices to ensure compliance with local ordinances as many changes take effect on July 1, 2022.
Effective July 1, 2022, the City of Los Angeles’ minimum wage will...more
The new year has begun and California employers of 100 or more employees should get busy preparing for the annual pay data submission to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). The deadline is March 31, 2022,...more
1/5/2022
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Gap ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour