Starting October 1, 2025 California employers must comply with new regulations governing automated decision systems(ADS) used in hiring, promotion, and training. These rules prohibit discrimination based on protected categories andrequire accommodations for…
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State Privacy Enforcement Heats up This Summer: What CA, CT Settlements Mean for Your Business
With no federal data privacy law, 20 states have enacted laws and ramped up enforcement. California fined Healthline$1.55 million for CCPA violations involving tracking technologies and poor disclosures. Connecticut finedTicketNetwork $85,000 for deficient privacy…
California Civil Rights Department (CRD) Ramps Up Enforcement of the California Fair Chance Act (FCRA)
The California Civil Rights Department has intensified enforcement of the Fair Chance Act, which restricts howemployers use conviction history in hiring. Employers cannot ask about or consider criminal records before offering aconditional job offer; after that,…
California Approves Rules Regulating AI in Employment Decision-making
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…
County Ordinance Protects Ex-Convicts Trying to Find Jobs
San Diego County enhanced the “Fair Chance Act” with a “Fair Chance Ordinance” effective October 2024. It forbidsrequesting conviction history before job offers, adds local enforcement, employer education, and penalties—$5,000 forfirst violations and $20,000 for…
California Privacy Protection Agency Fines Retailer Over CCPA Violations
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) fined Todd Snyder, Inc. $345,178 for violating the CaliforniaConsumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The company failed to process consumer opt-out requests for 40 days due to improperconfiguration of its privacy portal, required…
California Privacy Protection Agency Begins Investigative Sweep into Location Data Collection under CCPA
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has launched an investigation into companies’ collection of sensitive location data, including inquiries to advertising networks, mobile apps, and data brokers. The CPPA aims to ensure compliance with the…
California SB 7: How AI Hiring Rules Could Impact Background Checks
California’s Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) aims to regulate AI in employment by prohibiting employers from using automated decision systems (ADS) to infer criminal or credit history, including through AI-powered social media screening tools. The bill introduces…
Ninth Circuit Weighs in on Calculating the FCRA’s Seven-Year Reporting Rule
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case in which the plaintiff sued a consumer reporting agency (CRA) for issuing a tenant screening background check report on him that contained his criminal history, claiming…
New California Laws Restrict Employer Access to Criminal and Pay Histories
In recent years, California joined other states in banning an employer’s ability to rely on criminal history information when making hiring decisions. Under an amended law, any employer with five or more employees may not ask about or consider an applicant’s criminal…






