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On June 24, 2024, a federal district court judge enjoined parts of the United States Department of Labor’s (US DOL's) August 23, 2023 prevailing wage rule that greatly expanded the definition of “construction” on federal...more
Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley &...more
The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Recent pricing disputes with suppliers have resulted in production...more
Welcome to the April 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
Companies of all sizes are increasingly scrutinized on adherence with Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) metrics. In particular, manufacturers and customers at both ends of the supply chain are evaluated on metrics...more
In the last few years, changes to the United States enforcement stance on the forced labor import ban authorized by 19 U.S.C. § 1307 and passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) have fundamentally changed the...more
Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries. Labor and Employment - Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor...more
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - China may have surpassed Japan to become the world’s largest...more
The Learned Concierge Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more
On April 20, 2023, McDermott’s Alden Bianchi was a speaker at the ERISA Industry Committee’s 2023 Annual Spring Policy Conference, which was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The panel in which he...more
Since 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor has seen a 69 percent increase of children being employed illegally by companies. Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”)...more
In October 2022, I circulated “An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor[.]” Much has occurred since. Inflation remains an acute problem. In turn, contractors and subcontractors continue...more
Inflation is generally down from 2021, but is still high in too many places, and is expected to persist in 2023. With inflation eroding value for this long, a Government contractor may need to obtain contract relief. ...more
Statutorily-Mandated Report Also Includes Key Importer Guidance And Initial List Of Entities Tied To Forced Labor In The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region - The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) issued a...more
Leading up to the June 21 effective date, US Customs and Border Protection issued operational guidance and a strategy document to assist importers with Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act compliance and to define its...more
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPOSES SEVERAL POLICY ACTIONS TO OVERCOME ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES AND TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY - This is the second in a series of client alerts that will be published in the near future...more
Reports identify weaknesses and introduce plans to strengthen certain critical supply chains - On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration released a Plan to Revitalize American Manufacturing and Secure Critical Supply...more
Private Carriage Stand-Up: Where to Begin When In-Sourcing Transportation - An emerging trend in this era of supply chain disruption is the interest of large enterprise shippers, often in the consumer retail space, to...more
On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6256, known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The act is intended to stem the importation of goods made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...more
Today, in a rare demonstration of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “Act”) – the text of which was a compromise between Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Representative Jim...more
Introduction Over a year and a half since the pandemic first started to take its toll on the health and welfare of individuals and the economy, the country is still reeling and struggling to recover. Some employers and...more
On July 13, 2021, the US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and US Department of Labor issued...more
The United States Has Taken Major Steps Towards Combating Forced Labor In China, And More Action Is Coming - U.S. enforcement actions and legislative developments in Congress signal a sweeping U.S. effort to take more...more
Forced Labor Enforcement Continues to Escalate as Commerce Restricts Exports to 5 Additional PRC Companies - Withhold release order was issued that will prohibit imports of products produced in whole or part from silica...more