On July 30, 2024, Governor JB Pritzker signed into law S.B. 3646 (the “Act”), repealing the state’s prior child labor law, and replacing it with the “Child Labor Law of 2024.” The stated intent of the Act is to “safeguard all...more
8/19/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Child Labor ,
Compliance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Illinois ,
Minors ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
On September 1, 2023, lawmakers in South Korea proposed a bill entitled the “Act on Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Business Management” (the “Bill”) to the National Assembly. This Bill aims to...more
On August 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-3 (FAB) to provide guidance to field staff on the prohibition against the shipment of “hot goods,” found in...more
10/12/2023
/ Child Labor ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Goods or Services ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minor Children ,
Wage and Hour
Over the last decade, a patchwork of national and supranational “business and human rights laws” has emerged requiring employers to conduct due diligence of their global operations to address human rights risks such as forced...more
On February 21, 2023, the City of Seattle, Washington became the first U.S. city – or any U.S. jurisdiction for that matter – to add caste to its list of categories protected against discrimination. As described below, this...more
Since we last reported on this topic, the war in Ukraine has persisted and Western countries have continued to ramp up sanctions against Russia. In light of this unfolding situation, employers with workforces in Ukraine and...more
3/16/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Workers ,
Military Conflict ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
On December 23, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the “Act”), which bars the importation into the United States of products made from forced labor in the Xinjiang region of...more
1/3/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Multinationals ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies
Australia -
Wage Theft Investigations. The Australia Fair Work Ombudsman’s (FWO) 2018-2019 Annual Report, published by the government agency on October 20, 2019, found significant wage theft in the country over the past...more
12/5/2019
/ Australia ,
China ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee's Childcare ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hong Kong ,
India ,
International Labor Laws ,
Japan ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Zealand ,
Paternity Leave ,
Pension Funds ,
Political Speech ,
Protests ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retirement Plan ,
Russia ,
Singapore ,
Social Credit System ,
Temporary Work Visas ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
Four key recent developments in Indian employment law will impact diversity and inclusiveness policies of companies operating in India. The first is the enhancement of maternity leave benefits. ...more
9/25/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee's Childcare ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Health and Safety ,
India ,
LGBTQ ,
Maternity Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Special Committees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Worker Protection Standard ,
Working Conditions ,
Workplace Safety