Building off the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) is a proposed ballot initiative aimed to amend and broaden the CCPA. If passed by California voters in November 2020, the CPRA would enhance consumer privacy rights, impose additional restrictions on the use of personal information by businesses, and create a new [...]

On May 19th, a coalition of thirty-four state attorneys general led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser urged Congress to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement (“SAFE”) Banking Act as part of upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation. The bipartisan group includes attorneys general, such as Ohio AG Dave Yost, who have previously opposed economic relief for the cannabis industry. First introduced in [...]

Imagine your marketing director has just proposed a new outreach program that will use automated technology to make calls and send text messages to potential and existing customers about offers and promotions. Your sales manager chimes in to agree, saying his salesmen are having some success closing deals by texting customers with their smartphones. Right about now, sirens and alarm [...]

We’re all navigating this new environment together, seeking ways to stay connected while continuing to deliver the products and services we always have. For many of us, that means doing things differently right now, including working from home (WFH). WFH has introduced immediate and far-reaching challenges to how we do business – everything from employee management and privacy concerns to marketing [...]