Compliance Stuff

Colorado lawmakers are back at the Capitol this week considering whether to water down the nation’s first comprehensive AI law – and it appears that AI developers could be the big winners while employers would still be saddled with sweeping new obligations . The groundbreaking law is scheduled to take effect February 1, 2026, but legislators are back in town for a special session that began yesterday to potentially change things up. Under pressure from industry groups and Governor Jared Polis, lawmakers are weighing a compromise measure that would reduce compliance burdens on developers but maintain core anti-bias obligations for employers and businesses. What do you need to know about this new proposal – and what should you do to prepare? Background Reading To get up to speed on the original law’s passage and why the Governor convened a special legislative session, read more here: Colorado Lawmakers Pass Landmark AI Discrimination Bill – and Employers Across the Country Should Take N...

Businesses that track the geolocation of individuals—whether for fleet management, sales and promotion, logistics, risk mitigation, or other reasons—should closely monitor the progress of  California Assembly Bill 1355  (AB 1355), also known as the  California Location Privacy Act . If passed, this bill would impose significant restrictions on the collection and use of geolocation data, requiring many businesses to overhaul their location tracking policies and procedures. California has long been at the forefront of data privacy regulation, particularly in the area of location tracking.  Section 637.7  of the California Penal Code, for example, provides that no person or entity in California may use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Notably the law does not apply when the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use such a device with respect to that vehicle . More recently, the  Ca...