Litigation Risk Focuses Minds on Modern Slavery

The article discusses “the emergence of court actions using existing legal frameworks to bring abusers of human rights to justice in the courts,” particularly in the case of transnational corporations …

Danell Tomasella, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. THE HERSHEY COMPANY

The class action claim alleges that Hershey knowingly benefitted from child labor in the cocoa supply chain in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire and failed to disclose such information to consumers …

Altitude Express v. Zarda

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Title VII does cover discrimination because of sexual orientation. The case concerns a recreational parachuting company that fired one of its trainers, David Zarda, …

Lawson v. GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.

A Grubhub restaurant delivery driver in California was an independent contractor rather than an employee with rights to minimum wage and overtime under the state wage law and Private Attorneys …

US Court Rules Against Alleged Victims in Seafood Slavery Case

WASHINGTON DC — A US court has ruled in favor of US and Thai seafood companies in a complaint by Cambodian laborers. The decision is a setback for the victims and …

Implementing & Administering a Successful Social Compliance Program

This article for the New York City Bar is quite pervasive into the world of “transparency” in supply chain accountability. It is a broad overview of the timeline of large …

Recruitment Revealed Fundamental Flaws in the H-2 Temporary Worker Program and Recommendations for Change

A 2018 report documenting the issues faced by the 100,000 workers who travel to US under its H-2 programs’ recruitment system. http://www.cdmigrante.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Recruitment_Revealed.pdf

Keo Ratha, et al. -v- Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., et al.

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 Keo Ratha, et al. v. Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., et al

Facts 7 Cambodian nationals brought suit against two Thai seafood processing plants, a Thai company doing business in CA, and Rubicon Resources, LLC (a U.S. company), alleging violations of the …

Gender discrimination comes in many forms for today’s working women

42% of US working women reported gender discrimination at work on the job because of their gender, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data. 22% of US men …