On March 24, 2022, Utah enacted a comprehensive consumer privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”). The UCPA, effective on December 31, 2023, is largely consistent with other comprehensive…
Effective May 7, 2022, most New York employers must notify their employees of any electronic monitoring by posting a notice in the workplace. Additionally, employers must give express written notice to all new employees of any electronic monitoring the employer performs and obtain written or electronic acknowledgment of such monitoring. The law applies broadly to any employer that is an individual, corporation, partnership, firm or association with a place of business in the state of New York, regardless of size.
This law follows a trend of jurisdictions that are increasing employer notice obligations as they pertain to employee privacy, and New York employers should take steps, as outlined below, to ensure that their current notices and policies comply with this newly-enacted New York electronic monitoring law.
Overview of the Law
On January 28, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office sent notices alleging noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to a number of companies operating…
Companies developing Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) compliance programs, or under investigation by the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, should be aware of significant developments impacting the Commission’s regulatory authority and…
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) and amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)—enshrined in the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”)—take effect on January 1, 2023. In addition,…
The Data Strategy and Security team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has authored the 2022 edition of the Privacy Law Answer Book (Practising Law Institute, 2021), a user-friendly guide to…
This is Part 2 in a two-part series of articles about facial recognition laws in the United States. In Part 1, we discussed how current legislation addresses facial recognition. In…
Part 1: The Current Patchwork Two huge crosscurrents are sweeping the world of facial recognition—and moving head-on into each other. Companies are eagerly adopting facial recognition tools to better serve…
Colorado has just adopted a brand-new data privacy law and Nevada has just significantly amended its law. These changes add rights for consumers, and compliance obligations for businesses, that take…
In this Part 2 of our series on the future of artificial intelligence (“AI”) regulation, we examine the draft EU legislation. Part 1 of the series (on U.S. banking regulators’…