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Effective July 1, 2025, Colorado’s Privacy Act expands to impose obligations on any organization handling biometricidentifiers or biometric data, even if previously exempt. Required actions include clear prior notice, informed consent, apublic written policy with…
Effective Oct. 1, 2025, California’s Civil Rights Council has updated FEHA to cover AI-based employment tools,broadly defining “automated decision systems” and treating them as employer agents. The rules require retainingrelated records for four years and offer an…
Tribal employers, though sovereign, must comply with federal employment laws when hiring non-tribal workers. RecentICE enforcement in Indian Country highlights risks tied to Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance. Tribal businesses may notbe legally required to use E-Verify…
A Pennsylvania bill (HB 1170) would require construction firms statewide to run all new hires through the federalE-Verify system to confirm legal work eligibility. Employers who fail to comply must terminate unauthorized employeesand report hires to the state labor…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rolled out the E-Verify “Status Change Report” on June 20, 2025, lettingemployers detect revoked Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), and added a “Revoked Document Number”field on July 15. Employers must compare that…
Generative AI enables fraudsters to craft fake resumes, identities, and video personas—especially targeting remoteroles. Within just 70 minutes, a convincing deepfake applicant can be created. Employers face risks ranging fromcompliance violations (e.g., child-labor…
On July 1, 2025, California’s Attorney General secured a landmark $1.55 million settlement with Healthline—thelargest to date under the CCPA. Healthline was found to have failed to honor opt-out requests, improperly sharedsensitive health-related article titles, and…
Organizations that complied with early-2025 consumer privacy laws now face more change: three new privacyregimes—Tennessee (effective July 1), Minnesota (July 31), and Maryland (October 1)—plus six more slated forJanuary 1, 2026, in Kentucky, Rhode Island, and…
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring robust age verification—via state ID, third-party services, orbiometrics—for websites with significant adult content. The 6–3 ruling prioritizes protecting minors but raises seriousprivacy concerns, potentially…
A jury in Franklin County, Ohio, awarded $27 million to the estate of Gregory Coleman Jr., who was fatally beaten bytwo security guards outside a bar. The bar’s ownership was held 80 percent responsible even though the assaultoccurred on public property. The verdict…