Earlier we posted an article regarding the amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act by AB 25 and AB1355 creating a moratorium on the application of much of the CCPA to employee personal information—subject to approval by California’s governor. Pleased to report that Governor Newsom approved both AB25 and AB1355 and therefore the moratorium will be in effect until January 1, 2021. Some welcome relief to businesses trying to comply with the CCPA’s requirements.
With two decades of experience as a practicing attorney, Karin McGinnis, CIPP US, has handled a wide variety of privacy and data security matters for her clients, with a special emphasis on privacy and data security issues in the workplace. Ms. McGinnis’ privacy and data security experience includes counseling and litigation regarding misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and state computer trespass laws, common law privacy torts, discovery challenges posed by the Stored Communications Act, privacy of consumer financial information under Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and confidentiality rights concerning mental health consumers. Ms. McGinnis also handles a wide variety of data breach matters for her clients, including those involving PCI-DSS compliance, and has worked with the USSS and the FBI in investigating potential cyber-crime. She has assisted clients with drafting and creating data breach procedures, mobile device policies and agreements, FACTA Red Flag policies and procedures, online privacy policies, international ethics hotlines, international data transfer agreements, vendor agreements, and employee data security training. Ms. McGinnis is co-chair of the firm’s Privacy and Data Security Group.
