California Privacy Protection Agency FAQ: employee data covered (CPPA, Frequently Asked Questions (cppa.ca.gov/faq.html))
The CCPA regulator states that employees and job applicants are consumers with CCPA rights and that the employee-data exemption expired on 31 December 2022, confirming the statute's sunset for anyone planning to license staff communications.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“It includes California residents that are employees or job applicants, and contacts for business customers, vendors, or independent contractors. ... Are the statutory exemptions for employee data ... still in effect? No. ... described in Civil Code Sec. 1798.145(m) ... expired on December 31, 2022.”
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