The California Consumer Privacy Act Is Here – What Happens Next?

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) officially went into effect on January 1, 2020, but much is still unknown about how the law will impact businesses that fall into its scope. Most notably, the California Office of the Attorney General (the “AG”) is in the midst of finalizing implementing regulations that significantly impact compliance obligations. Another concern for many businesses is that critical provisions of the law related to the treatment of employment-related personal information are temporarily in place, but it is unclear what obligations will exist after these provisions sunset at the end of the year. In addition, the CCPA’s private right of action for security breaches that occur due to a lack of “reasonable” safeguards is now live, but it remains to be understood how the plaintiff’s bar will utilize the law and how the AG and the courts will interpret the reasonableness standard. To complicate matters further, the same advocacy group that pushed for the initial passage of the CCPA is pursuing a second ballot initiative in 2020 to increase the regulation of personal information in California, while other states are contemplating their own CCPA-like statutes.

On January 29, 2020, please join Sean Wieber, Alessandra Swanson and Eric Shinabarger for the third webinar in a series that examines the landscape of “Regulated Personal Information” and provides insights on how to approach the risks presented by these laws. In particular, this webinar will cover:

• Statutory amendments made to the CCPA in fall 2019, including the provisions related to the privacy of employment-related personal information;
• The draft CCPA implementing regulations;
• Proposed future legislation in California and other states that may further increase privacy and security compliance obligations;
• CCPA-related litigation risks, including the private right of action for data breaches, enforcement by the attorney general, potential claims under California’s unfair competition laws, and potential issues with CCPA claims under federal standing requirements; and

Practical strategies for addressing CCPA-related compliance obligations.

Contact Winston & Strawn for more information about this event.