As forced labor and sex trafficking prosecutions steadily increase, corporations may be exposed to criminal and civil corporate liability.
The U.S. Department of Justice and state law enforcement are expected to...more
7/25/2019
/ Civil Liability ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
State Attorneys General ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
Companies receiving agency-supported financing should implement anti-human trafficking compliance to avoid potential liability.
U.S. law creates corporate liability for foreign and domestic entities operating in the United...more
11/6/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Criminal Liability ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
OPIC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Supply Chain
Smaller banks and money services businesses should expand their AML compliance to mitigate human trafficking corporate liability.
Aside from the Bank Secrecy Act, federal law creates corporate liability for financial...more
5/2/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Services Business ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
VTVPA
By removing immunity for illegal content, the recently passed bill emphasizes the need for anti-human trafficking compliance and online account monitoring.
The recently passed bill creates civil liability for social media...more
3/28/2018
/ Civil Liability ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Human Trafficking ,
Legislative Amendments ,
Online Platforms ,
Risk Management ,
Section 230 ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Social Media
Recent U.S. lawsuit against corporations, including major hotel chains, shines the spotlight on the need for anti-human trafficking compliance.
U.S. law creates corporate liability for entities, such as hotels, casinos and...more
2/6/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Right of Action ,
Prostitution ,
Punitive Damages ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Trafficking ,
VTVPA
New UK asset forfeiture law empowers prosecutors to seize assets held by companies that have unknowingly benefited from, or assisted, gross human rights abuses—even in the past.
The new law creates potential corporate...more