Law Overviews

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a federal law that provides baseline privacy and security standards for medical information. The United States Department of Health and Human Services is the federal agency in charge of creating rules that implement and enforce it.

The Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Rosenthal Act) is a California law that governs debt collection agency practices for personal debts—including how and when a debt collector may contact an individual about money allegedly owed on:

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal law that governs debt collection agency practices for personal debts—including how and when a debt collector may contact an individual about money allegedly owed on a

The Genetic Information Privacy Act is a California law that places data collection, use, security and disclosure requirements on direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies and provides consumers with access and deletion rights.

The Fair Chance Act (also known as California’s Ban the Box law) is a California law that restricts when and how employers can inquire about and consider a job applicant’s criminal history.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a state law that provides California residents rights when dealing with businesses that collect and sell their personal information.