International Law & Trade, Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts

Responding to Investor Concerns Regarding Human Rights Impacts

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/21/2013

Increasingly, companies will face explicit demands from investors, especially members of the socially responsible investor community, that they provide detailed disclosures regarding internal processes and procedures to...more

Did You Know…Certain Businesses Are Now Required To Post Human Trafficking Notice

by Jennifer Reass | Nossaman LLP on 5/16/2013

As anticipated, Senate Bill 1193 went into effect on April 1, 2013, requiring a broad range of businesses in the transportation, hospitality, and health care sectors to post public notices regarding slavery and human...more

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Beyond the Alien Tort Statute—Broadly Extending the Presumption Against the Extraterritorial...

by Lindsay Leonard, Owen Pell, Spencer Willig | White & Case LLP on 4/26/2013

Since the Second Circuit decided Filártiga v. Pena-Irala in 1980, plaintiffs have deployed the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) to great effect against multinational corporations. The statute — which had lain dormant since 1789 —...more

Taking Stock of Business and Human Rights in the United States

by Amy Lehr | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/25/2013

This week, members of the United Nations (“U.N.”) Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations are making an official visit to the United States as part of the Group’s mandate to promote the effective...more

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act

by Michael Taveira | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/19/2013

As of last year, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act requires qualifying businesses to disclose their efforts to eradicate human trafficking and slavery from their direct supply chains. ...more

Employment Law in the United Kingdom

by Amanda Caldwell | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/10/2013

The United Kingdom (“UK”), comprised of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, has a population of over 62 million people, is culturally diverse and remains one of leading financial and service centers of the world....more

Reflections on the Evolving Business and Human Rights Agenda

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/5/2013

As mentioned in last week’s post, participants in the Voluntary Principles Initiative recently held their Annual Plenary Meeting. The discussions began with opening addresses from Professor John Ruggie, the former U.N....more

Global Employment and Benefits Updates - Issue 1 2013

by White & Case LLP on 3/22/2013

In This Issue: - Balancing human rights in discrimination law - French flexicurity - In Profile: Johanna Johnson - News in Brief - Upcoming Events - Excerpt from French flexicurity: The...more

Orrick World: A Quarterly Report of Global Employment Law Issues for Multinationals - February 2013

by Elizabeth Cole, Mike Delikat, Christine Guillot-Bouhours, Yumiko Ohta, Gary Siniscalco, Nicola Whiteley | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/19/2013

In This Issue: - Asia Employment Law Update - France Employment Law Update - UK Employment Law Update - United States Employment Law Update...more

Due Diligence on Human Rights? Consider Consulting Your FPCA Counsel.

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 2/8/2013

Human rights due diligence requires many of the hallmarks of existing corporate compliance programs: clear policies; assessments of risk; and the integration of strong standards into corporate management systems. This...more

Manufacturers and Retailers Doing Business in California Are Required to Take Action to Prevent Slavery and Human Trafficking

by Duane Morris LLP on 2/7/2013

Lawmakers are looking to businesses to help curb the growing problem of human trafficking. The first in a series of a new wave of legislation has taken effect. Manufacturers, retailers and others in the supply chain are...more

NDAA Imposes New Requirements and Restrictions for Defense Contractors

by David Himelfarb, Daniel Kelly, Bonnie Vanzler | McCarter & English, LLP on 1/28/2013

How will the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act impact your business as a government contractor? The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ("NDAA") includes a number of...more

Looking Ahead: Five Developments We’ll be Watching in 2013

by Sarah A. Altschuller | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 1/22/2013

As memories of New Year’s Eve fade, and another Inauguration Day winds down in Washington, D.C., it’s time to look ahead and identify key events and emerging trends that we think will help shape the business and human rights...more

International Employment Law Review - January 2013, Issue 3

by Samer Amro, Alan Berkowitz, Thomas Johnson, Phillippe Thomas, Charles Wynn-Evans | Dechert LLP on 1/21/2013

Welcome to the latest edition of the International Employment Law Review, presented by Dechert’s Labor and Employment Practice. In this issue, we examine the most significant employment law developments of the year thus far...more

Global HR Hot Topic - December 2012: Dismissing Staff Outside the United States

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 12/10/2012

Firing an employee in the United States can be a challenge. Group firings - reductions-in force — can be a big challenge. And from the point of view of a multinational headquartered in the United States, overseas individual...more

Mexico Reforms Federal Labor Law | México Reforma la Ley Federal del Trabajo

by Humberto Padilla Gonzalez, Rodrigo Dominguez Sotomayor, Mark E. Zelek | Morgan Lewis on 12/6/2012

Amendments address several legal loopholes and will substantially affect labor relationships in the country. During his last day in office, President Felipe de Jesús Calderón enacted a number of major amendments (the...more

Labor Reform Bill Passed in Mexico—What it Means for Employers Doing Business in Mexico

by Diana J. Nehro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/27/2012

On November 13, 2012, for the first time in 40 years, after extensive consideration by both Mexico’s House of Representatives and its Senate, the Senate approved a significant labor reform bill, with far-reaching and...more

Social Risk Assessment: China Raises Its Game

by Nicholas M. Renzler | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 11/20/2012

Until recently, it was not uncommon for Chinese companies to be invoked as bogeymen in certain circles. The narrative went something like this...more

CalPERS Agrees That It Will Not Enforce Conflict Of Interest Policy

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/8/2012

As discussed in this post, I had petitioned the Office of Administrative Law for a determination that the Statement of Investment Policy for External Investment Resource Conflict of Interest adopted by the California Public...more

Croatian Employment Law in Brief

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/7/2012

Since its declaration of independence in 1991, which precipitated the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Croatia has had a difficult path transitioning to a market economy. Now, Croatia is set to become the newest member of the...more

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Supply Chain

by Fenwick & West LLP on 10/26/2012

With an effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy that adequately addresses supply chain issues, a company can better manage legal, reputational and economic risks. A company risks legal, reputational and...more

Perils of the Global Supply Chain, Part 2: Supply Chain Responsibility, Or Else.

by Perkins Coie on 10/25/2012

Twenty years ago less than 100 companies worldwide disclosed or reported on their supply chain compliance or corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. Those that did were trailblazers supporting the idea that...more

The Government on Combatting Human Trafficking: "We REALLY, REALLY Mean It"

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/25/2012

Since 2005, federal contractors have been on notice that the Government has “zero tolerance” for any federal contractor found to be complicit in aiding human trafficking. For the past seven years, however, that “zero...more

Human Rights Due Diligence – An Emerging Requirement in State and Federal Legislation

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 10/22/2012

Two years ago, in October 2010, I published a post, Human Rights Due Diligence and the Corporate Lawyer, that addressed the need for corporate counsel to assess stakeholder expectations that companies should be accountable...more

New Decision Highlights the Importance of Forum Selection Clauses in Cross-Border Employment Agreements

by Littler on 9/21/2012

Multinational employers often negotiate, with their key employees, employment agreements and restrictive covenants that prohibit unfair competition across borders. To prevent inconsistent judgments and give the parties a...more

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