California Agency Eyes Rules on Employee Privacy, Other Topics

Board members of the California Privacy Protection Agency on Monday directed agency staff to begin preparing draft regulations on numerous, anticipated topics, which could potentially include employee privacy rights.

The action comes after the first set of regulations for the 2020 California Privacy Rights Act—which updated the state’s comprehensive privacy law to strengthen consumer protections—went into effect in late March. Those first rules outlined compliance over the basics of the act, such as new consumer rights and how to adhere to them. The agency staff has since identified about 20 other areas of the law that might need regulatory ...