Human Trafficking, Legislative Agendas

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 37 - March 2024

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/22/2024

Senate committee meetings continue under the Gold Dome as this report is published on Wednesday. With the Senate’s requirement that bills pass out of committee before the chamber convenes for Legislative Day 38, legislators...more

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 36 - March 2024

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/19/2024

The General Assembly reconvened for Legislative Day 36 on Monday with lawmakers and lobbyists hoping to keep a little luck of the Irish going into the penultimate week of the legislative session. With only four legislative...more

Gold Dome Report - Crossover Day Wrap-Up - March 2024

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/4/2024

Legislators worked late into the night on Thursday to ensure legislation made the Crossover Day deadline. This #GoldDomeReport offers a recap of all the measures that passed out of the House and Senate and live on to seek...more

Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 22 - February 2024

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/19/2024

There was a sigh that could be heard throughout the third floor of the Georgia State Capitol on Friday as lawmakers worked hastily through their committee discussions and rules calendars. This activity was despite technology...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2024 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/12/2024

Long-Awaited Border Deal Arrives With a Thud. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate this week debuted the text of their long-awaited legislative package addressing the crisis at the United States’ southern...more

Central District Of California Upholds Grindr’s Immunity Under Section 230 Amidst Growing Concerns Over Social Media Safety For...

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 2/7/2024

Recent Senate hearings on social media safety have spotlighted the urgent need to protect children online, a concern that’s increasingly challenging the legal frameworks governing online platforms. Against this backdrop, the...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

Senate Introduces Bill Requiring Corporate Audits to Uncover Forced Labor Practices in Supply Chains

Jones Day on 2/17/2022

On February 3, 2022, Senators Joshua Hawley (R) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D) introduced a bill aimed at preventing the use of forced labor in corporate supply chains by requiring certain publicly traded companies to perform...more

The Fashion Industry Meets Human Rights Due Diligence: New York’s Proposed “Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act”

Littler on 2/14/2022

In January 2022, the New York State Senate introduced a bill that seeks to impose significant human rights and environmental due diligence and disclosure obligations on fashion retail sellers and manufacturers operating in...more

Potential 2022 Legislation Impacting Employers

Tonkon Torp LLP on 2/10/2022

The Oregon Legislature has begun its 2022 Regular Session and we want to make you aware of a number of interesting bills which could impact the employment arena. It is too early to know which of these, if any, will become...more

Europe and Canada Seek to Mandate Human Rights Due Diligence and Transparency Obligations on Companies and Their Global Partners

Littler on 10/28/2021

This year has seen a number of international and regional legislative efforts imposing human rights due diligence and transparency obligations on multinational employers. ...more

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 34

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/18/2021

There was green aplenty under the Gold Dome today, but the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow remains to be seen as Senate budget writers still deliberate the final touches on their version of the FY 2022 Budget. The House...more

Supply Chains Under Scrutiny: Targeting Human Rights and Forced Labor Risks

NAVEX on 10/13/2020

This summer, one of the UK’s best-known online brands found its supply chain at the center of a high-profile modern slavery investigation. Within hours of the story breaking the company’s share price plummeted, as...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

Littler Lightbulb: Highlighting Five Trends in Hospitality

Littler on 4/3/2019

As part of our practice, we like to keep an eye on significant legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting our clients in the hospitality industry....more

Stopping Traffick: How to Plan for a Digital Crisis Before it Strikes

K&L Gates LLP on 3/5/2019

As companies strive to comply with rules and regulations to ensure that their supply chains are compliant, efforts can be impacted by false information discussed digitally. In this episode, we discuss how companies can avoid...more

New York Lodging Industry: Post Your Human Trafficking Informational Cards

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/7/2018

In an effort to continue to raise awareness of human trafficking and provide available services to victims, beginning October 14, 2018, lodging facilities in New York State were required to provide informational cards in...more

Modern Slavery Update: Take Heed, Or Take Heat

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/26/2018

Modern slavery legislation at the Commonwealth level in Australia is getting closer. The Modern Slavery Bill 2018 (Cth) passed the Lower House last week....more

Stopping Traffick: Are There Slaves in Your Company's Supply Chain?

K&L Gates LLP on 8/3/2018

Are there slaves in your company’s supply chain? How do you know, and what should you do to find out? In our first episode of Stopping Traffick: Ethical Supply Chains & Corporate Risk, John Sullivan interviews Amy Groff about...more

Littler Global Guide - Hong Kong - Q2 2018

Littler on 7/25/2018

Hong Kong Considers Draft Law Requiring Companies to Report on Modern Slavery - Proposed Bill or Initiative - The legislature recently proposed draft legislation to require companies to publish a statement outlining the...more

Modern Slavery Bill 2018: An Action Plan

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/28/2018

The introduction of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Bill 2018 on 28 June 2018 sets an imperative for businesses operating in Australia to know, and show, how they are identifying and addressing the risks of modern slavery....more

Australia set to join the global fight against modern slavery

Hogan Lovells on 6/27/2018

The world is slowly taking action against modern slavery. Since the UK introduced the Modern Slavery Act (“the UK Act“) in 2015, a number of countries have followed suit with their own legislative initiatives. The latest...more

Hong Kong Considers Draft Law Requiring Companies to Report on Modern Slavery

Littler on 4/17/2018

The Hong Kong legislature is currently considering draft legislation which, if enacted, will require certain companies—including those incorporated outside of Hong Kong—to publish a “slavery and human trafficking statement.” ...more

Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 2/28/2018

February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more

A Modern Slavery Act For Australia

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/18/2017

Over 40 million people around the world are trapped in conditions of modern slavery, according to estimates from the Walk Free Foundation and International Labour Organization, including an estimated 4300 victims “hidden in...more

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