As forced labor and sex trafficking prosecutions steadily increase, corporations may be exposed to criminal and civil corporate liability.
The U.S. Department of Justice and state law enforcement are expected to...more
7/25/2019
/ Civil Liability ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
State Attorneys General ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
Companies receiving agency-supported financing should implement anti-human trafficking compliance to avoid potential liability.
U.S. law creates corporate liability for foreign and domestic entities operating in the United...more
11/6/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Criminal Liability ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
OPIC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Supply Chain
New UK asset forfeiture law empowers prosecutors to seize assets held by companies that have unknowingly benefited from, or assisted, gross human rights abuses—even in the past.
The new law creates potential corporate...more