ArticleCorporate Human Rights Benchmark To Release Inaugural ResultsOn Monday, March 13, the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark ("CHRB") will release its inaugural results.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleTee Up For A Cause: Ward And Smith Hits The Green To End HomelessnessThe Greenville Community Shelter serves the homeless and those at risk of homelessness by providing safe housing, and assisting them in developing a long-term plan that leads to self-sufficiency.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWard and Smith, P.A
ArticleJacques Semmelman Featured Guest On Dateline NBC PodcastCommercial litigation partner Jacques Semmelman joins Dateline NBC's True Crime Weekly podcast to demystify the complex world of international extradition law. Drawing on his experience as a former Assistant US Attorney, Semmelman explains the legal standards, treaty requirements, and diplomatic considerations that govern how individuals are transferred between countries to face criminal charges or serve sentences. United StatesCriminal LawKatten
ArticleAnti-Sexual Harassment Policies And TrainingEffective Oct. 9, 2018, all New York employers must enact an anti-sexual harassment policy that meets or exceeds the standards set by a model policy ...United StatesEmployment and HRBakerHostetler
ArticleNew York City Amends Lactation Room Accommodation Policy RequirementsEffective May 11, 2025, New York City employers will be required to physically and electronically post a copy of their written lactation room accommodation policy.United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleNew York City Commission On Human Rights Releases New York City Human Rights Law Pregnancy And Employment Rights PosterAs reported last month, effective January 30, 2014, the New York City Human Rights Law will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workersUnited StatesEmployment and HRMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleEnvironmental Defender Romina Picolotti On Climate Justice And Human RightsIn the Public Interest welcomes renowned environmental activist and former Argentine Secretary of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Romina Picolotti,...United StatesEnvironmentWilmerHale
ArticleSouthern District Of New York Confirms Arbitration Award Despite Allegation Of Undisclosed Real Party In InterestAfter Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in 2012, the Army Corps of Engineers contracted with Environmental Chemical Corp. (ECC) to conduct clean up on Fire Island, New York.United StatesEnvironmentCarlton Fields
ArticleRegulatory Deadline Approaching For New Jersey Health Care FacilitiesWe are sending this alert to direct your attention to the fact that a little known regulatory deadline is rapidly approaching for all New Jersey licensed health care facilities. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesArcher & Greiner P.C.
ArticleFive On Friday – Five Recent Developments That We've Been Watching CloselyIt's Friday iStock_000011057325XSmalland time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleAndrew Fede Discusses Sign And Billboard LawAndrew T. Fede authored the article, "Sign and Billboard Law: Hijacking the First Amendment or Balancing Freedom of Expression and Government Control?"...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorArcher & Greiner P.C.
ArticleCooley Files Amicus Brief To Protect Habeas Rights In Capital CasesCooley has filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to ensure habeas corpus petitions from individuals sentenced to death receive appropriate state and federal review. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorCooley LLP
ArticleNew Fair Housing Initiative Prohibits Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation, Gender IdentityOn Feb. 11, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorHolland & Knight
ArticleNew York City Broadens Its Already Expansive Human Rights LawThe New York City Human Rights Law has been amended in several respects to provide more extensive protections and rights against discrimination in the employment, housing, and public accommodation contexts. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
ArticleRestoring Voting Rights For Individuals With Criminal Records And The Need To Inform Them Of Their RightsA critical part of criminal justice reform is making it easier for those with criminal records to reenter society. This means greater job training, more employment opportunities...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleThe Department Of Commerce Enhances Focus On Human RightsThe United States took two significant actions last week to cement its stance that protecting human rights around the globe is a central U.S. national security and foreign policy interest...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorMorrison Foerster
ArticleCustomary International Law In United States CourtsOver the past two decades, the status of customary international law in U.S. courts has been the subject of vigorous debate. On the one hand, proponents of the "modernist" position contend that rules of customary international law are presumptively rules of federal law, which apply directly in U.S. courts and preempt inconsistent state law even in the absence of federal legislative or executive authorization. United StatesInternational LawWilmerHale
ArticleDebra Innocenti Weighs In On Cyber Bullying And The LawAfter the tragic suicide of cyber bullied Alamo Heights teenager David Molak, a lot of politicians have jumped in and promised to introduce ‘David's Laws'...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentStrasburger & Price, L.L.P.
Article2018 Digital Health Data Developments – Navigating Change In 2019Data privacy and security legislation and enforcement saw significant activity in 2018 and early 2019.United StatesPrivacyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleFive On Friday – Five Recent Developments That We've Been Watching CloselyIt's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawFoley Hoag LLP