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Dorian Simmons

Dorian Simmons

About Dorian Simmons

Dorian Simmons is an associate in the Technology & Privacy Group. Dorian focuses his practice on technology transactions and data privacy issues. He assists clients with technology contracting and procurement, and privacy and data security-related matters.

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California Passes Bill Extending Exemptions for Employment and Business-to-Business Information Under the CCPA

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On Friday, August 28, the California state legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281 (“AB 1281”), potentially extending until January 1, 2022 the partial exemptions for employment and business-to-business data under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”).  AB 1281 only takes effect if the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”), an initiative to amend the CCPA, is not approved in […]

California Passes Several Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act

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  The California legislature passed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.190) (the “CCPA”) on September 13, 2019. (For additional background, see Which CCPA Amendments Made the Cut? and Potential Changes to the CCPA; California Senate Considers Amendments). These amendments will soon head to Governor Newsom’s desk for […]

Potential Changes to the CCPA; California Senate Considers Amendments

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On April 30, we detailed several proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) that were advancing in the State Assembly (see our previous blog post here). Since then, a number of the proposed amendments passed the Assembly and moved to the California Senate, where they remain under consideration. This past week the Judiciary […]