Germany Considers Enacting First-Ever Law Requiring Companies To Both Monitor And Control Supply Chain Practices

By Sarah Rathke and Daniel Lonergan on March 8, 2021 Posted in supply chain

Earlier this month, the German government resolved to approve a new supply chain law that would impose unprecedented obligations on German companies to control labor and control practices – not only of their own operations, but within their supplier as well. Determining that “voluntary compliance” supply chain laws, which require companies to monitor and report … Continue Reading

Cross-Post from Employment Law Worldview blog: CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Include Alternatives to 14-Day Quarantine Recommendation (US) Actions

By Sarah Rathke on December 7, 2020 Posted in Covid-19 coronavirus, supply chain

This is a Cross-Post from Employment Law Worldview blog. Please contact Melissa Legault with any questions. On December 2, 2020 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced updated COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. The updated CDC guidelines include 10-day and 7-day quarantined alternatives to the prior 14-day quarantine recommendation, which the CDC has determined … Continue Reading

Cross-Post from Capital Thinking: Kamala Harris – Where Biden’s Vice President Pick Stands on Key Trade and Foreign Policy Issues

By Stacy Swanson on August 18, 2020 Posted in trade, trade action, trade policy & market access

This is a Cross-post from the Capital Thinking blog . Please contact Stacy Swanson with any questions. On Tuesday, August 11, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that he has selected Senator Kamala Devi Harris (D-California) as his vice presidential running mate. Since joining the U.S. Congress in 2017, Harris has in some instances … Continue Reading