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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020. When it does, it will be the strictest privacy law in the country, and may be a model for other states as well. The CCPA applies to any for-profit entity that does business in California, collects the information of California consumers and satisfies any one of the following three criteria: (1) has more than $25 million in annual revenue; (2) collects the information [...]

The Nutmeg Board of Education provides for public comment at the beginning of its regular meetings. The Board permits members of the public to address the Board for three minutes or less, but the Board members try not to get involved in a back-and-forth with the speaker. Last month’s meeting, however, was an exception. Patty Parent addressed the Board that night, complaining that the high school principal had violated her rights by rejecting her request [...]

As noted in our previous New Jersey paid sick leave ("PSL") alert, there were certain provisions in the Department's Proposed Rules that appeared inconsistent with ESLL standards. The binding ESLL Final Rules,1 and the Department's corresponding non-binding guidance via responses to interested parties' commentary on the Proposed Rules, clarify many of these discrepancies. At the same time, certain questions remain given the Department's deference to select ESLL provisions. As indicated in its responses to interested parties' comments, [...]