California and New York City are joining Colorado and Washington state in imposing pay range disclosures in job postings. On November 1, 2022, covered employers will be required to include the salary range in a job posting for any position that can be performed, at least in part, in New York City. On January 1, 2023, covered employers in California will be required to publish the pay scale for the…
On October 10, 2022, the Colorado Secretary of State published draft rules for the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) in the Colorado Register, thus initiating a public comment period that will run through February 1, 2023.1 The draft rules generally cover the topics that the Colorado Attorney General s Office identified in the April 2022 "Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act" and…
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, the ACLU of Louisiana and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for an investigation into the lack of access to counsel within Louisiana’s prison system. The letter notes that interviews with local public defenders uncovered that jails throughout the state have denied incarcerated people access to counsel in…
On October 11, 2022, Clearway Energy Group announced a set of long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with PacifiCorp, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, to directly support the construction of two wind energy projects: the 280 MW Two Rivers Wind Project, which is jointly developed and owned with BluEarth Renewables and located in Wyoming, and the 152 MW Cedar Creek Wind Project, located in…
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (Order) on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities. This marks the latest step towards the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework), a replacement for the defunct EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield).
The next stage in the process is for the European Commission (EC), with input from the European…