On October 9, 2021 a day before his official deadline, Governor Newsom finished review of the 836 bills passed to him by the Legislature, signing 770. This 7.9% veto rate is higher than the lowest veto rates tallied by Jerry Brown in the late 70s/early 80s; but far lower than Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had the highest veto rates.

The most notable bill approved on October 9 was the “Silenced No More Act,” SB 331, which will, for settlement […]

With the proliferation of technology and cloud-based computing, employers often struggle to provide employees with the tools to allow access to the information they need to effectively and efficiently do their jobs while preserving the privacy of confidential and proprietary information. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has long been one tool employers could use to prevent current or former employees as well as external business competitors from accessing and using computer information […]