Today: CDT Vendor Forum – The California Department of Technology will host its twice-yearly vendor forum to help the technology industry learn about partnership opportunities and the latest initiatives by the State of California. The Forum is Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10 am. Register to attend here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpdemorzkoH91rFoBUuvNgltuTV1BiKWNM
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Today: Little Hoover Commission Hearing on State Remote Workforce – Part 2 – The Little Hoover Commission will hold a hearing today to discuss how the State of California will transition to a permanent remote workforce strategy. Testifying today will be Peter Flores, Jr. President, California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment (CASE), and Yvonne R. Walker, President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000. The commission held its first hearing on Oct. 22. The hearing is Thursday, Nov. 5 at 1 pm. More details are here: https://lhc.ca.gov/event/public-hearing-transitioning-state-government-workforce-permanent-remote-work-part-2#schedule
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How California voters changed the future of work – That’s how much the gig companies’ valuations shot up after California voters approved Proposition 22 Tuesday night, exempting the rideshare giants from a state labor law requiring them to classify drivers as employees and provide benefits like unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. The decision has massive national implications — Congress and numerous states are considering laws similar to California’s — and could drastically reshape the future of work, gig workers’ ability to unionize and business-labor relations. CalMatters 11/5/20
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California voters approve ‘CCPA 2.0’ ballot proposition– California constituents voted to pass Proposition 24, known as California Privacy Rights Act. More than half of voters approved the regulation. The CPRA is expected to make an impact on federal law, but “the delta between complying with the CCPA along with the AG’s regulations and the CPRA by January 1, 2023, is not that great,” said Dominique Shelton Leipzig, co-chair of Perkins Coie’s Ad Tech Privacy & Data Management Practice, in an email. If companies begin their compliance measures now, the deadline is “doable.” CIO Dive 11/4/20
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California voters approve expansion of data privacy law – SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the state that is home to Silicon Valley and serves as the headquarters for Google, Facebook and other tech titans, voters strengthened data privacy protections by approving a ballot measure that supporters tout as a model for other states. California became the first state to pass a sweeping digital privacy law in 2018, viewed as the strongest of its kind in the United States. It gave Californians the right to know what information companies collect about them online, get that data deleted and opt out of the sale of their personal information. Associated Press 11/4/20
