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Nov 29, 2023 | mondaq.com | David Simon |Gregory Husisian |David Wenthold

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) prioritizes enforcing rules against the use of forced labor and human trafficking.1 The CBP's ramped-up enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is evidence. The UFLPA presumes that goods linked (geographically and in other ways) to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are the product of forced labor. A massive increase in the quantity of detained goods has resulted from the CPB's focused UFLPA enforcement efforts.

Nov 28, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Gregory Husisian |David Simon |David Wenthold

November 28, 2023 Gregory Husisian, David Simon, David Wenthold Foley & Lardner LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) prioritizes enforcing rules against the use of forced labor and human trafficking.[1] The CBP’s ramped-up enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) is evidence. The UFLPA presumes that goods linked (geographically and in other...

Sep 2, 2023 | lexblog.com | Tim Patterson |Ian Hampton |David Wenthold

A recent opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reinstates allegations against McDonald’s that no-poach provisions in the company’s franchise agreements violate the antitrust laws, holding that such provisions may be per se illegal. Until 2017, McDonald’s franchise agreements included so-called no-poach provisions barring franchisees from hiring or soliciting another franchise’s employee until six months after the employee left the other franchise.

Jun 9, 2023 | mondaq.com | Gregory Husisian |David Simon |Olivia S. Singelmann |David Wenthold

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers' supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Both the United States and the European Union either have, or are in the process of adopting, real enforcement mechanisms to protect against the importation of goods made using forced labor.

Jun 7, 2023 | lexblog.com | Gregory Husisian |David Simon |Olivia S. Singelmann |David Wenthold

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Both the United States and the European Union either have, or are in the process of adopting, real enforcement mechanisms to protect against the importation of goods made using forced labor.