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In several recent cases, companies have struggled to learn the identity of anonymous individuals who have posted company trade secrets on Web logs and message boards, sometimes in violation of company confidentiality agreements.

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") was the center of attention at a trade hearing hosted by the Ways and Means Committee at the Global Containers Terminal on Staten Island on May 9th.

With the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) finally receiving its 38th affirmative vote in January from the Virginia General Assembly...

It was reported yesterday that one of the animals, Beulah, had passed away at the age of 54.

In a 5-4 decision issued this past Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, paving the way for the federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

Just over one year ago, new ATM regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act became enforceable which resulted in a large number of ATM operators have been served with lawsuits alleging noncompliance with certain of those new ADA regulations.

The report evaluates existing national and international human rights laws and the extent to which these existing laws may create potential liabilities for banks and/or their officers.

On Tuesday, a task force in North Carolina concluded that it would request restitution of $50,000 from the North Carolina legislature to each of the estimated 1,500-2,000 living victims of the state's formal 45-year experiment with eugenics.

Looking for ways to help seniors exercise their right to vote? Here are a few suggestions.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Once effective, the anti-discrimination and retaliation provisions of the NYC Human Rights Law will apply to freelancers and independent contractors.

Chief among the characteristics of highly successful people are a fierce work ethic and the ability to make success look easy.

The 2017 benchmarking report ranked 98 of the world's largest publicly traded companies on their human rights performance using 100 specific performance indicators.

It's Friday, which means it's time for another rundown of five developments in the field of business and human rights — and broader corporate social responsibility — that we've been monitoring.

It's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.

Microsoft commissioned Foley Hoag to conduct a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) on the impact of Microsoft's cloud and artificial intelligence technologies.

On December 4 and 5, more than 1,000 participants from 85 countries gathered for the first U.N. Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.

WilmerHale and its co-counsel, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, secured a landmark civil rights victory when the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a decision by the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas that Texas's highly restrictive voter photo identification law had a discriminatory effect on African-American and Hispanic voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.