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On this episode of There Has to Be a Better Way?, co-hosts Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen are joined by actor and activist Julia Ormond
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual's height...
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo's recent visit to China in late August was "part of ongoing efforts to deliver on President Biden's directive following his meeting with President Xi in November 2022...
Foley & Lardner
Several U.S. sanctions and restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea remain in place due to the countries' failure to fully implement the peace deal reached with the Tigray People's Liberation Front in November 2022.
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.
Ropes & Gray LLP
The UK National Health Service has a goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2045 for emissions the NHS has the ability to influence.
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Q: Are individuals protected against height and weight discrimination in New York City? If so, where? On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed into law Intro. No. 209-A...
Jones Day
Two recent decisions in the Ninth Circuit demonstrate the continued litigation risk that corporations face from alleged involvement in human rights violations abroad.
Littler Mendelson
To date, Broward County and the City of Miami Beach have passed local laws prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle and hair texture.
Ropes & Gray LLP
COSO recently released supplemental guidance on achieving effective internal control over sustainability reporting. The guidance is very timely, given recently adopted, pending...
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
In Hartford Police Department v. Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (HPD v. CHRO), the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the agency's post-hearing finding that a police department...
Littler Mendelson
The First Special Session of the 131st Maine Legislature included debate about more than 2,000 bills. Many that were adopted will impact employers in the Pine Tree State.
Jones Day
In recent months, a wide variety of forced labor issues have caught the attention of legislators, regulators, the media, and the public.
Ropes & Gray LLP
In June, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development updated the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct.
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
On May 26, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill into law amending New York City's anti-discrimination statute to include height and weight among the list of protected classes.
Squire Patton Boggs LLP
This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.
Foley Hoag LLP
Microsoft commissioned Foley Hoag to conduct a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) on the impact of Microsoft's cloud and artificial intelligence technologies.
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Perkins Coie LLP
The Global Online Safety Regulators Network (Network) issued a position statement on human rights and online safety regulation on September 13, 2023.
Littler Mendelson
Japan is one of the first non-Western countries to adopt a legal framework on business and human rights, which will likely influence other countries in the APAC region...
Mayer Brown
On June 12, 2023, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") added 43 entities under 50 entries to the BIS Entity List.
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