Until January 2021, employers are not legally required to handle employee data in the same manner as consumer information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). However, experts recommend scrutinizing employee and contractor data to avoid litigation and challenges to regulatory changes—in California next year, and elsewhere in the future.
In a webinar titled "Bracing for the Wild Ride in Data Privacy Regulation"—sponsored by Corporate Counsel and LexisNexis last Thursday—Mark Brennan, a global innovation partner at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., said that when the CCPA was being crafted, there was not total clarity on what should be done about employee personal information.
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Dan Clark
Dan covers cyber security, legal operations and intellectual property for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @Danclarkalm.
