Kristen Mathews spoke to Bloomberg Law about the California Consumer Privacy Act and its amendments, which will expand on January 1, 2023, to include data on employees, job applicants, independent contractors, and business-to-business operations, among other categories.
“It’s very big and significant because, before now, employers have not had to give employees these kinds of rights,” said Kristen.
Kristin explained that the changes are also prompting employers to look at their record retention procedures to determine whether they can limit the information they keep that would fall under the requests. She also recommended that companies encourage “careful communications” and be more thoughtful about what’s put in writing about employees and applicants.
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