The California Privacy Rights Act: Employers’ Compliance Obligations and More
Beginning January 1, 2020, certain California employers were required to comply with portions of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) regarding the collection of consumers’ personal information. On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), which dramatically strengthened and expanded the CCPA. Employers subject to the CPRA must be in compliance by January 1, 2023. The urgency for employers to start those efforts now to meet this compliance deadline is caused by, among other things, the fact that employees have disclosure rights under the CPRA.