California Privacy Law: What Employers Need to Know About the CPRA

California Privacy Law: What Employers Need to Know About the CPRA

In March 2024, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) took effect, introducing significant new requirements for employers regarding employee data privacy. This landmark legislation applies the principles of existing California privacy law to personal data collected by employers from their employees. As a result, many businesses are now grappling with the question: “What exactly must employers do to comply?” Essentially, the CPRA covers any personal data that could identify an employee, such as:

  • •Names
  • •Email addresses
  • •Phone numbers
  • •The contents of phone calls, emails, and text messages
  • •Social Security Numbers (SSN)
  • •Physical addresses
  • •Driver’s license numbers
  • •State identification cards
  • •Passport numbers
  • •Account login information
  • •Bank account numbers
  • •Debit and credit card numbers
  • •Any data related to geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, union membership, or genetic and biometric information
  • •Any other personally identifiable information

The CPRA does not classify information that is publicly available from governmental records as personal information.

 

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