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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +

New frontiers and evolving risks in U.S. and U.K. human rights litigation

Hogan Lovells on 4/27/2023

International corporates are coming under growing pressure from claimants seeking to hold them liable for acts committed overseas, often by subsidiaries or suppliers. Claimant firms in the U.S. and the UK are finding...more

Global Spotlight on Labor Trafficking in Health Care and Corporate Supply Chains

Jones Day on 11/1/2022

Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains, including those in the health care industry. For example, in the United...more

Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains—Summer 2020 Update

Jones Day on 7/30/2020

Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. Labor trafficking litigation in the United States remains widespread and...more

Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains—Where We Are Now

Jones Day on 12/17/2019

Legislatures and courts, both in the United States and abroad, are working toward the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. In the United States, consumers have sued manufacturers for failing to...more

Human Rights Considerations & Best Practices for Energy Companies

King & Spalding on 10/13/2017

International human rights laws and norms are increasingly playing a role in shaping how energy companies conduct their business all over the world. Shareholders increasingly demand compliance with human rights norms;...more

California Laws Are Being Used to Advance Human Rights Claims Based on Global Supply Chain Activities

Littler on 10/15/2015

Recent class actions have claimed that companies have violated California consumer fraud and unfair competition laws resulting from alleged forced labor in their global supply chains. These state law claims argue that...more

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

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human... 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

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