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California Senate Bill Seeks to Curb Cookie-Related CIPA Litigation

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California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690), introduced by Senator Anna Caballero, is continuing to proceed through the California state legislative process. The proposed bill would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)...more

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California’s AB 550: A Blueprint for Balancing Development and Species Conservation

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California’s drive toward a net-zero carbon economy by 2045 is sparking innovative solutions to harmonize environmental conservation with infrastructure development. Assembly Bill (AB) 550, sponsored by Assembly Member...more

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Outlook on the New Administration: What’s Next for Renewable Fuels?

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If past is prologue, while the second Trump administration is expected to take a number of actions that could lead to increased volatility with respect to renewable identification number (“RIN”) prices just as the first did,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California's New Insurance Fix Faces Multi-Billion-Dollar Wildfire Test

The Southern California wildfire crisis struck just when the Department of Insurance’s “Sustainable Insurance Strategy” was set to go into effect. Only days prior to the fires breaking out, the DOI announced the final step in...more

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President Trump rescinds Biden’s AI executive order and announces AI investment with technology leaders

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump rescinded the Biden administration’s sweeping executive order (“AI Executive Order”) that focused on regulating AI. This development immediately terminates the implementation of key safety...more

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California Aims to Revolutionize Packaging and Food Ware: Answers to Key Questions about Recycling, Composting and Source...

Plastic packaging and food ware are some of the first targets of California’s ambitious and far-reaching program to achieve a “Circular Economy” that reduces waste and pollution. The California Department of Resources,...more

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California Open to Input on Endangered Species Listing for Burrowing Owl

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The western burrowing owl was just recently elevated to a “candidate species” under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). As a candidate species, the owl now...more

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EPR Packaging Programs: New Proposed Regs and New Registration Dates

On October 14, 2024, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”) released its proposed final regulations for California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging and plastic food...more

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California Proposes Significant Changes to Product Packaging Regulations

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What Happened - On Monday, October 14, 2024, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecyle) opened a public comment period on changes to the previously proposed regulations implementing the...more

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Raft of California AI Legislation Adds to Growing Patchwork of US Regulation

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Once again, California is flexing its market power by taking bold and wide-ranging legislative action to regulate the use and deployment of artificial intelligence ("AI") systems. In 2024, the California ("CA") Legislature...more

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Zooming in on AI – #3: California SB 1047 – The potential new frontier of more stringent AI regulation?

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Helen Christakos and Sonya Aggarwal of our U.S. privacy and data security practice and Eva Wang of our technology transactions practice look at California’s new AI bill that aims to balance AI development with ensuring public...more

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PAGA Reform: AB 2288 and SB 92 Passed

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PAGA reform was officially introduced in the state Assembly and Senate! The language of the bills were released detailing the most substantive changes to PAGA in its 20-year history, and Governor Newsom signed them into law...more

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Significant PAGA Reform on the Horizon: What Employers Need to Know (and Do) to Protect Themselves

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On June 17, labor and business groups reached an agreement with California Governor Newsom to reform California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). A summary of the deal was announced the following day.  The proposed...more

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PAGA Reform: AB 2288 and SB 92 Introduced

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Seyfarth Synopsis: PAGA reform has officially been introduced in the state Assembly and Senate! The language of the bills were released detailing the most substantive changes to PAGA in its 20-year history. The bills have...more

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California’s AB 3129 Continues National Trend of Scrutinizing Private Equity Investments in the Health Care Industry

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The California legislature is considering a bill that could severely impact the ability for private equity companies and hedge funds to operate in the California health care industry. AB 3129, introduced by Assembly Member...more

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Lawsuit Challenges Recent California Climate Disclosure Laws

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As discussed in our earlier Client Alerts, California recently passed several laws requiring certain climate-related corporate disclosures, including, for example, regarding emissions and climate-related financial risk. As...more

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CPRA Enforcement – Coming Soon? California Court Vacates Delay

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On February 9, 2024, a California Court of Appeals vacated a June 2023 order delaying enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act’s (CPRA) implementing regulations. It has been a long journey for the California Privacy...more

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California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review

As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more

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California AG Proposes New Amendments To CCPA with the Children’s Data Privacy Act

Key Takeaways - The Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) would require businesses to obtain affirmative authorization to collect, use or disclose personal data of children under 18 in California....more

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Preparing for Change: 2024 Brings Bevy of New Privacy Laws

CALIFORNIA - On March 29, 2024, the amended California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations will take effect. These regulations were originally slated to take effect in 2023, but a court ruling (that is being appealed)...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Artificial Intelligence Laws Are Set in Motion This Year

The past year will be regarded as a pivotal year for advances in artificial intelligence (AI). As the year comes to an end, lawmakers are hurrying to establish rules for the rapidly evolving technology, hoping to stimulate...more

Nossaman LLP

Toilet-to-Tap or the Future of California Water?

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If there is one truism in California water, it is that there is not enough of it. In part to try to help address that issue, on December 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted...more

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Draft California AI Regulations Become One Step Closer to Reality: An Analysis of Requirements on the Horizon

On December 8, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board discussed a draft of its forthcoming artificial intelligence (AI) regulations on automated decision making technology (ADMT). The proposed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Change is in the Air: Everything You Need to Know About California’s Sweeping New Climate Disclosure Laws

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two sweeping climate disclosure bills, Senate Bill 253 (“SB 253”), the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and Senate Bill 261 (“SB 261”), the...more

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California Adopts Bill Regulating Net Zero, Carbon Offset Disclosures

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California Adopts Bill Regulating Net Zero, Carbon Offset Disclosures - On October 7, 2023, California adopted new requirements that will impact the voluntary carbon offset market and companies making certain emissions...more

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