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11.25.20
COVID Workplace Safety Just Got Stricter: Cal/OSHA’s New Emergency Standard For California Employers
By Procopio Partner Marie Burke Kenny and Associate Nicholas Kawuka The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) adopted on November 19, 2020, a temporary emergency standard imposing substantial new COVID-19 testing, reporting and documentation requirements on California employers. In an apparent over-reach by Cal/OSHA, the new standard also mandates that employees, who are excluded from work for COVID-19 related reasons, continue to receive earnings, sen...
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08.12.20
Even More Stringent Consumer Privacy Restrictions May Be Imposed on Businesses Operating in California
By Procopio Associate Nicholas Kawuka It is now official. Come November 2020, Californians will vote on a privacy ballot initiative – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). With administrative enforcement of the already sweeping California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) barely underway, the proponents of the new ballot measure believe more changes to consumer privacy rights are warranted. Californians for Consumer Privacy, the nonprofit led by CPRA proponent Alastair Mactaggart, bel...
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06.29.18
California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy Law: What You Need to Know Now
By Procopio Associate Nicholas Kawuka In a significant action that imposes new privacy obligations on California companies while forestalling possibly more onerous requirements from a citizen ballot initiative, on June 28, 2018, the California legislature unanimously passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act. When it becomes effective, this amendment to the California Civil Code will make sweeping changes to California’s privacy laws, impacting ...
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