Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains, including those in the health care industry. For example, in the United...more
On June 30, 2021, FinCEN announced the first set of government-wide AML/CFT Priorities, as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AML Act"). Consistent with the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other...more
7/14/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BSA/AML ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) ,
Corruption ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
On June 30, 2021, FinCEN announced the first set of government-wide AML/CFT Priorities, as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AML Act"). Consistent with the National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other...more
7/9/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
BSA/AML ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
Policy Statement ,
Suspicious Activities ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
The risk of detention or seizure of products imported into the United States warrants renewed attention to responsible business practices on forced labor risk in global supply chains.
United States Customs and Border...more
Renewed government focus on imported products made with forced or indentured labor warrants attention to global supply chains best practices.
On March 29, 2021, United States Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") announced...more
The Situation: A new line of qui tam cases predicated on alleged human trafficking violations has begun to emerge.
The Result: Potential exposure to qui tam claims heightens the risk of allegations of human trafficking...more
The Situation: On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the most significant reforms to U.S. anti-money laundering laws in decades. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA") and the Corporate Transparency Act...more
The Situation: The U.S. Congress recently passed landmark anti-money laundering ("AML") legislation for the first time since enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA") passed both...more
The Situation: The United States federal government—including Congress, the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury—continues to ramp up efforts to address reports of...more
The Situation: Companies are facing increased pressure by U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") and other federal agencies to demonstrate that goods imported into the United States were produced without the use of forced...more
Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. Labor trafficking litigation in the United States remains widespread and...more
7/30/2020
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Child Labor ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Nestle ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents the world of higher education with an unprecedented set of challenges that will likely persist for years to come. During the pandemic and beyond, colleges and universities will be...more
5/15/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Distance Learning ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Relief Measures ,
Students ,
Universities
Jones Day's global anti-human trafficking initiative promotes unprecedented collaboration between our Firm, our clients, law enforcement, governments, and other organizations. Our goal is to detect, uncover, prevent, and...more
Legislatures and courts, both in the United States and abroad, are working toward the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. In the United States, consumers have sued manufacturers for failing to...more
12/17/2019
/ Alien Tort Statute ,
Best Practices ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Personal Liability ,
Supply Chain
In 2016 alone, 4.8 million people were victims of forced sexual exploitation worldwide. Nearly 200,000 were trafficked in the Americas, and more than one million were children. Moreover, data from the National Human...more