On July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep with written inquiry letters sent to large California employers requesting information regarding the companies’ compliance with the employee data provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). AG Bonta's letters specifically address businesses' compliance with the CCPA’s legal protections governing the handling of employee and job applicants' personal information. "We are sending inquiry letters to learn how employers are complying with their legal obligations," AG Bonta said. The statement does not frame the letters as “warning letters” but rather letters requesting information about compliance. 

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