by Ben Adlin, Marijuana Moment
Lawmakers at a joint legislative hearing in Hawaii’s House of Representatives have advanced a Senate-passed bill that would legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana.
The proposal, SB 3335, would allow adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and up to five grams of cannabis concentrates and would establish a framework for licensed, regulated sales.
by Alonzo Martinez - Forbes
In response to the escalating overdose crisis, Oregon legislators have approved House Bill 4002, which reverts the state's pioneering drug decriminalization efforts, marking a significant shift in drug possession laws. The bill, which passed with a 21-8 vote in the Senate and 51-7 in the House, is now awaiting the signature of Governor Tina Kotek, who has indicated openness to rolling back decriminalization.
by Geir Moulson - CTV News
BERLIN - German lawmakers on Friday approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes.
Parliament's lower house, or Bundestag, backed the legislation, a prominent reform project of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's socially liberal governing coalition, by 407 votes to 226. There were four abstentions.
by David Klein, Kleing Moynihan Turco LLP - JDSupra
On February 9, 2024, the Third Appellate District of California vacated a trial court decision, holding that the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) could immediately begin enforcing the current version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). As our readers are aware, the CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2022, with the aim of protecting the privacy of California consumers, in large part, by giving them “more control” over the collection, use, and sharing of their personal information.
Read more: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-privacy-regulations-to-be-3687218/
by iapp
View Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bills by clicking the link below.
Please note: This tracker only includes bills intended to be comprehensive approaches to governing the use of personal information. If a bill does not appear on the tracker, it does not qualify due to its scope, coverage, rights or purpose. Industry-specific, information-specific and narrowly scoped bills, e.g., data security bills, are not included.
View chart here: https://iapp.org/media/pdf/resource_center/State_Comp_Privacy_Law_Chart.pdf
by Anna Ferensowicz - Discover Airdrie
The province has announced that over the next 18 months, it will be strengthening privacy protections for Albertans, including a proposal to amend Alberta’s privacy legislation that will ensure that the penalties for misusing the data of Albertans or violating their privacy are the strongest in Canada.
The Ministry of Technology and Innovation will also create a portal to ensure Albertans can see how their data is being used and provide an avenue for people to file a complaint if they feel their data has been misused.
Read more: https://discoverairdrie.com/articles/province-looking-to-clamp-down-on-data-privacy
by David M. Gettings, Kim Phan, Cindy D. Hanson, Timothy J. St. George - Troutman Pepper
FCRA Focus Podcast
Please join Troutman Pepper Partner Dave Gettings and colleagues Tim St. George and Cindy Hanson for a highly informative discussion on federal preemption as it relates to state laws and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This episode provides listeners with an overview of important state and local legislation governing background screening, along with discussions about how federal preemption might affect required compliance with these state and local laws.
by Kyle Dull, Alan Friel - Privacy World
On January 8, New Jersey’s General Assembly and Senate passed a consumer privacy bill, S332, which would grant New Jersey residents several rights, and obligate controllers and processors of New Jersey residents to take action. The law is similar to consumer privacy laws passed last year in other states, with some distinctions.
Read more: https://www.privacyworld.blog/2024/01/new-jersey-legislature-passes-consumer-privacy-bill/#page=1
by William J. Simmons, Haley Norwillo - Littler
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia recently enacted changes that impact employer criminal background screening.
State Law
Enacted on December 14, 2023, and effective February 12, 2024, Pennsylvania’s House Bill No. 689 amends Pennsylvania law relating to the expungement of certain criminal record information and employer immunity when hiring individuals with expunged records.
by David Baron, Elyse Moy, Anne Patin, Seward & Kissel LLP - JDSupra
Delaware court declines to enforce restrictive covenants in LLC agreement but grants interlocutory appeal.
In Sunder Energy v. Jackson, et al., a company, Sunder, sued a former employee, Jackson, for breaching a non-compete and employee non-solicit. The covenants were in Sunder’s LLC agreement (the “LLCA”), which had been amended in 2019 and 2021 to include them, and by which Sunder claimed Jackson was bound through his receipt of incentive units. As drafted, the covenants ran while Jackson held the units and for two years thereafter. None of the eight named parties resides in Delaware. The only tie to the state is that Sunder is a Delaware LLC.
Read more: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employment-litigation-roundup-december-8340143/
