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Human Trafficking & Slave Labor › Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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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 +

Rebrand for Homeland Security Investigations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/11/2024

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is “rebranding.” As part of its rebranding, it has relaunched its website to distance itself from the politics of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE remains the...more

H-2B Visa: 3 Must Knows for Employers

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 4/25/2024

Each year the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees the administration of the H-2B program that provides up to 66,000 visas for non-citizen workers to enter the United States to fill jobs in non-agricultural seasonal...more

Organized Retail Crime Roundtable: Minimizing Impact With Forward-Thinking Solutions

K2 Integrity on 11/13/2023

On 01 November 2023, K2 Integrity and the National Retail Federation hosted a webinar on the impact of organized retail crime (ORC). Jeanne Meserve moderated the discussion with panelists Mark Skertic, Managing Director at K2...more

Proposed US Government Contracting Rule Seeks Anti-Trafficking Reporting Requirements For Air Carrier Contractors

WilmerHale on 10/2/2023

On August 7, 2023, the US Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration proposed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) to impose anti-trafficking...more

The New Public Charge Rule and its Previous Iterations

Harris Beach PLLC on 2/8/2023

The public charge provisions in the Immigration Nationality Ac (INA) have been part of U.S. immigration law for decades. We recently reported that on December 23, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began using a...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2022 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 10/24/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment. Monday, October 17, 2022: “End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act” Enacted Now...more

US Announces New Strategy to Combat Forced Labor in US Imports

ArentFox Schiff on 2/12/2020

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released a Department-wide strategy to combat human trafficking, child exploitation and forced labor in the supply chain. The strategy will build on current efforts on...more

US government recognizes National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 1/27/2020

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - The United States Department of Justice hosted the Summit on Combating Human Trafficking on Jan. 14 in Washington, D.C. Attorneys general from across the U.S....more

Stemming Human Trafficking with AML/CFT Controls

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/22/2017

Banks stand to advance the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery by reporting suspicious transactions and other financial activity that raise red flags, according to a report on March 15, 2017. Published by the...more

White House Immigration Newsletter December 2012/January 2013

Cozen O'Connor on 1/11/2013

In this edition of the newsletter, you will read about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) recent publication of its Final Rule to support family unity during waiver process; and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration...more

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