Tag Archives: Labor Practices

Bipartisan Bill Introduced by Senate relating to Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

By Ludmilla Kasulke on Posted in supply chain
On August 2, 2022, Senators Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act, legislation that would expand the categories of persons that could be sanctioned under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (UHRPA).  Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) filed a companion in the House of Representatives. … Continue Reading

FLETF Released Strategy Guidance. Join SPB Webinar To Learn More!

By Alexis Chandler, Ludmilla Kasulke and Sarah Rathke on Posted in supply chain
Christmas came early this year.  Ok, not really, but the Department of Homeland Security, which chairs the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) released its strategy guidance on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on June 17, 2022—four days ahead of schedule.  Click here to view FLETF’s strategy guidance. SPB will be hosting a webinar … Continue Reading

Establishing Rules of the Road – DHS Soliciting Comments to Support UFLPA Implementation

By Sarah Rathke and Ludmilla Kasulke on Posted in supply chain
On January 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began soliciting comments on a strategy to ensure goods alleged to have been made with forced labor are not imported into the United States from China, including the Xinjiang region.  The comment window reflects the first major requirement of a law passed by Congress addressing … Continue Reading

U.S. House and Senate Reach Agreement on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

By Ludmilla Kasulke and Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
On December 14, 2021, lawmakers in the House and Senate announced that they had reached an agreement on compromise language for a bill known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act or “UFLPA.”  Different versions of this measure passed the House and the Senate earlier this year, but lawmakers and Congressional staff have been working … Continue Reading

Trend Alert: Federal Oversight of Unaccompanied Minor Labor Trafficking Targets Agricultural Sector

By Lauryn Durham and Sarah Rathke on Posted in supply chain
Companies based or doing business in agricultural areas in the U.S. could soon be under increased scrutiny from the federal government, including Congressional investigators, stemming from labor trafficking of unaccompanied migrant children and teens. This year alone, over 90,000 minors attempted to cross the U.S.  When stopped at or near the border, the children are … Continue Reading

Congress Takes Aim At Uyghur Forced Labor

By Sarah Rathke and Lindsay Zhu on Posted in supply chain
U.S. companies importing certain products from China may be facing additional supply chain challenges in the near future.  On July 14, 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate.  It now moves to the House, where it is expected to pass easily—a previous version of the bill passed … Continue Reading

Employer’s Guide to Return-to-Work Issues: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

By Daniel Pasternak and Laura Lawless on Posted in Legal Analysis
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency has changed life as we know it, including by severely disrupting business on a nationwide scale. In some cases, employers have been forced to temporarily close their doors and cease operations, while others have had to make radical changes to the workplace in order to maintain operations. … Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Labor Comply Chain App Provides Important Tools for Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Due Diligence, International, Tech
As shown in the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Bureau of International Labor Affairs’ International Child Labor & Forced Labor Reports, the use of child labor, forced labor, and child forced labor remains a tragically persistent concern worldwide.  To help companies understand these risks and work to eliminate child labor and forced labor, the DOL … Continue Reading

Fashion Friday – Supply Chain Issues in Fashion Visibility in the Supply Chain

By Sarah Rathke on Posted in Case Studies, Consumer Products, Fashion, Legal Analysis
It's Friday noteWelcome to the first installment of Fashion Friday!  In Fashion Friday, we focus on supply chain issues that impact an industry we follow in our personal lives as well as our professional lives. Fashion is an industry in which supply chain visibility is increasingly important.  Supply chain visibility means the ability to know and understand … Continue Reading
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