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New York recently extended its protections of the New York City Human Rights Law to non-employees, including contractors and freelancers

On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor finalized updates to the state's sexual harassment prevention materials These updated materials include a revised model sexual harassment prevention policy...

The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has terminated the arms embargo on Ethiopia and ended the policy of denial under ITAR Section 126.1, shifting to case-by-case reviews for defense exports. This significant policy change replaces the presumption of denial that has been in place since 2021, though companies must still maintain rigorous due diligence procedures.

The competing interests of an individual's First Amendment right to religious freedom and an individual's right to be free from discrimination will be addressed by the "SCOTUS" in the fall.

Massachusetts voters returned Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll to a second term while preserving Democratic control of state government, ensuring policy continuity on Beacon Hill. With legislative leadership largely intact and Democrats maintaining overwhelming majorities in both chambers, the focus shifts to which priorities the administration will pursue with its second-term political capital. Nine ballot questions addressing public records, voter registration, conservation funding, housing, an

CBP's first Forced Labor Expo took place in Washington D.C. from March 14-15, 2023. CBP's Acting Commissioner, Troy A. Miller, made clear that forced labor is a top 10 priority trade issue for CBP enforcement.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a New Jersey Attorney General's subpoena demanding donor information from an anti-abortion nonprofit inflicted a constitutional injury sufficient to confer Article III...

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

Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Civil unrest. Government corruption. Global pandemic.

The Department of Education issued on June 16, 2021, a Notice of Interpretation concluding that Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

"The era of big data has arrived," begins the Federal Trade Commission's report released on January 6, entitled "Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues."

The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario’s recent ruling in the matters of Choc v. Hudbay Minerals Inc., Caal Caal v. Hudbay Minerals Inc., and German Chub Choc v. Hudbay Minerals has signaled a willingness by Canadian courts to use generally accepted principles of common tort law to hold domestic companies liable for human rights violations committed overseas by subsidiaries.

Calendar 2021 U.S. Conflict Minerals Rule filings are due on May 31. Although the substantive requirements have not changed since last year, there are nevertheless changes to disclosure...

The U.N. Global Compact recently released a Good Practice Note on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and the Role of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.

In Washington, D.C., the news this week focused on President Trump's decision to designate (or redesignate) North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.

On August 1, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 2759, the Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act (.pdf), a bill modeled after the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act.

On March 13-14, participants in the Voluntary Principles Initiative gathered in The Hague for the 2013 Annual Plenary Meeting.

Shareholder proposals filed during this year's proxy season reflect investors' continued concerns about the social and environmental impacts of corporate operations.