CYBERSECURITY

CISA Warns of Three New Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited by Threat Actors

On July 17, 2024, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an Alert adding three vulnerabilities to its Known Vulnerabilities Catalog. Read more

ENFORCEMENT + LITIGATION

California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Additional Enforcement Focuses

The regulatory enforcement agency for the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the CCPA), the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced additional enforcement focuses this week, including an emphasis on dark patterns on businesses’ websites. Read More

CDK Car Dealership Software Breached, Lawsuits Filed

Last month, multiple car dealerships and auto repair shops filed federal lawsuits against CDK Global LLC, a technology company providing software to the automotive, heavy truck, recreation, and heavy equipment industries, as a result of a data breach that caused its dealership management software systems to be out of commission. Read More

FCC Considers Updates to Telephone Consumer Protection Act

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has not been updated in over 30 years. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been asked by Congress to take “decisive action in addressing the escalating issue of fraudulent and scam text messages that target American consumers.” Read More

DATA PRIVACY

Minnesota’s Comprehensive Data Privacy Law: Does it Apply and How is it Different than Other Privacy Laws?

Minnesota was the nineteenth state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, the Minnesota Consumer Privacy Act (H.F. 4757) (MCPA), which becomes effective on July 31, 2025.

While we continue to see more of these laws popping up across the country, one of the most important analyses that a business can do when these new laws are passed is to 1) determine if they apply to their business and 2) understand the variations from other existing laws currently in effect (especially if the business already complies with those laws). Read More

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI Lands in the Workplace

It doesn’t seem fair that human resources (HR) personnel have to manage both labor shortages and overwhelming employee management tasks, but here we are. Companies are facing a critical shortage of skilled workers that is outpacing educational institutions’ training ability, not to mention a mismatch of skills. Yet, HR personnel are expected to sift through thousands of resumes with dubious potential to find skilled workers to replace the ones who are leaving at an increasing rate. As workers retire without sufficient workers to replace them, the problem will only get worse. Read More

PRIVACY TIP

Privacy Tip #406 – Rite Aid Discloses Data Breach

What happens when a large corporation suffers a security breach? What kind of information can be stolen during such an incident? Bleeping Computer has reported that Rite Aid has disclosed a data breach affecting 2.2 million individuals. Find out more in this week's Privacy Tip. Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

Artificial Intelligence Team and Business Litigation Group member Sean Griffin and Labor + Employment Group member Abby Warren will present an R+C hosted webinar entitled “AI Lands in the Workplace: Critical Questions HR Professionals are Asking” on July 24, 2024.

During this informative virtual presentation, Sean and Abby will discuss:

• How Artificial Intelligence (AI) became the latest technological advancement to significantly impact the workplace.
• Eight critical questions that HR professionals and leaders should consider to determine the appropriate approach when addressing AI use in the workplace.
• The importance of understanding the risks and benefits of using AI.
• Best practices that HR professionals should evaluate when implementing AI policies. 

For more information, and to register, please contact events@rc.com.