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Update: Cal/OSHA Releases Revised Draft Workplace Violence Prevention Regulation, Strikes Prohibition on Confronting Shoplifters

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On May 13, 2025, Cal/OSHA released a new discussion draft of its proposed regulation on Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry. This latest version updates the July 15, 2024 draft we previously blogged about, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DFPI Finalizes Debt Collection Licensing Regulations, Effective July 1

On March 4, the California DFPI finalized regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The final regulations, which take effect July 1, 2025, clarify key licensing and reporting requirements....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2024 In Review: California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation

As we enter 2025 amid the devastating Los Angeles fires and with a new presidential administration, we continue our series of yearly reviews of the most significant governmental actions taken by the state of California...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s Privacy Regulator Had a Busy November, Automated Decisionmaking Edition: What Does It Mean for Businesses?

In the second in our series of new CCPA regulations from California, we look at proposed rules for use of automated decisionmaking technology. As a reminder, CCPA discusses these technologies in relation to profiling, namely...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Adds New Options to Growing Menu of Prop 65 Warning Labels for Foods Containing Acrylamide, Citing “Additional...

California recently amended its Proposition 65 regulations to add several additional alternative “safe harbor” warning labels for foods containing acrylamide, a naturally-occurring byproduct that can result during high-heat...more

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California DFPI Seeks Greater Oversight Over Additional Consumer Financial Services: Seeks Comments on Who Should Be Regulated...

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The ink is barely dry on the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (“DFPI” or the “Department”) newly approved regulation package PRO 01-21, and DFPI has already begun to take steps to implement...more

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California Enacts Sweeping New AI Regulation

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Over the course of September, more than 30 artificial intelligence (AI)-focused bills crossed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bills proposed a broad set of rules, ranging from mandatory disclosure of information...more

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California Legislature Passes Generative AI Training Data Transparency Bill

The California legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 2013 (AB 2013) on August 27, 2024, a measure aimed at enhancing transparency in AI training and development. If signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, developers of...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

[Webinar] Mid-Year California Labor & Employment Regulatory and Legislative Update - July 25th, 1:00 pm EST

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As we reach the halfway point of 2024, it is time to take stock of everything that has happened at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) over the past 6 months. We will provide a comprehensive review of the latest developments,...more

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NY State Bar Association Joins Florida and California on AI Ethics Guidance – Suggests Some Surprising Implications

The NY State Bar Association (NYSBA) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has issued a nearly 80 page report (Report) and recommendations on the legal, social and ethical impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

California Appellate Court Empowers Privacy Agency to Immediately Enforce CPRA Regulations.

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On February 9, a California appellate court issued a decisive ruling in favor of the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency), allowing the state to immediately begin enforcement of its new regulations, effectively...more

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CPPA’s Regulatory Enforcement Restored: It’s Time to Get Compliant

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For businesses subject to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), privacy compliance just became urgent. A California appellate court agreed on February 9, 2024, with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) that there...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

A Well-Informed Start to 2024: BBK’s Guidance for New Laws in California – Part Five

New Legislation Related to Local Government - In Part Five of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation for 2024 related to local government. Below we provide...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: California Enters the Arena of Virtual Currency Regulation

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After prolonged deliberation, California has finally decided to enter the virtual currency regulatory arena by adopting two virtual currency regulatory bills into law. The California Digital Financial Assets Law (“DFAL”),...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California Reveals Draft Regulations Requiring Onerous Cybersecurity Audits and Privacy Risk Assessments

On August 28, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released discussion drafts of regulations on cybersecurity audits and privacy risk assessments in advance of the CPPA’s meeting on September 8, 2023. ...more

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CPRA Enforcement Activity Underway Despite Court Ruling to Delay

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The California Attorney General's (the "Cal AG") office appears to be moving forward with enforcement activities, despite a recent court ruling delaying enforcement of CPRA regulations. In the past month, since the amendments...more

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Psilocybin: Updates in Oregon and Around the Country

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Oregon is the first state in the country to offer controlled use of psilocybin to the public. As we detailed in a prior Update, the state had finalized regulations. Now, the state has licensed its first psilocybin service...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Employment Law in the Golden State: 2023 Updates

A number of recent case law and regulatory updates—at both the state and federal levels—carry important implications for California employers in the upcoming year....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2022 in Review – California Climate Change Policy and Legislation

With 2022 having just come to an end, we wanted to take the opportunity to spotlight some of the most impactful legislative and regulatory actions taken in California to meet the state’s goal of being a global leader in the...more

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