Alabama’s comprehensive data privacy law establishes new consumer rights and compliance obligations for businesses that collect or process residents’ personal data. Consumers gain rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain copies of their personal information, as…
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Privacy in Bloom: Four States Reshape the Data Protection Landscape This Spring
Four states are reshaping U.S. privacy law through new legislation and enforcement efforts. Oklahoma and Alabama enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws, while Virginia banned the sale of precise geolocation data. California regulators also backed stronger…
New Alabama Law Allows Expungement of Certain Criminal Records
A new law in Alabama allows individuals to petition to have certain criminal records expunged upon the payment of $300 in fees, plus court costs, and following a successful petition to the court in which the relevant charge was filed. This means that a prospective…
Alabama Employers May No Longer Consider Certain Criminal Records for Hiring Purposes
How and when employers can request and use a person’s criminal record information during the hiring process and for other employment purposes has become a hot topic over the last few years at the federal, state and local level. In the last 18 months, various…



