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Latest Content
- Aug 01, 2022California’s Independent Contractor Law Worsens the Supply Chain Crisis
As the nation endures an ongoing supply chain crisis, the situation has become much direr thanks to a disastrous California law.
- Jul 26, 2022U.S. Chamber, United Way Worldwide Unveil Joint Report to Combat Human Trafficking
Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and United Way Worldwide unveiled a joint report to combat human trafficking.
- Jul 26, 2022Business and Philanthropic Sectors Are Leading Anti-Human Trafficking Initiatives
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and United Way Worldwide produced the report Trust by Performance: Uniting Business and Philanthropy Against Trafficking to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, held each year on July 30.
- Jul 26, 2022Uniting Business and Philanthropy Against Trafficking
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and United Way Worldwide partnered to develop a report which highlights the importance of strategic philanthropic investments to combat human trafficking.
- Jul 14, 2022NLRB General Counsel Asks the Board to Overrule Longstanding Precedents
The current National Labor Relations Board majority is being pushed to overturn longstanding labor precedents – some that have been in place 75 years – at the behest of their General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo.
- Jun 21, 2022California’s AB 257 Would Make It Much Harder and More Expensive for Restaurant Owners to Operate
At a time when economic headwinds like record inflation are making it increasingly difficult for businesses, a proposal like AB 257 would make it much harder—and more expensive—for restaurant owners to operate.
- Jun 20, 2022OFCCP Abolishes Attorney-Client Privilege Protection for Pay Audits
The OFCCP put out a new enforcement directive abolishing the longstanding tradition of allowing contractors to protect self-conducted audits as attorney-client work-product. Here's how that will impact contractors.
- Jun 15, 2022Anti-Human Trafficking Laws - The Report
This publication, Anti-Human Trafficking Laws, provides an overview of relevant laws, executive orders, treaties, and conventions, in the international human rights context. The first section of this publication, Federal Laws, highlights human trafficking rules applicable to companies in the U.S. The second part, International Laws, provides an overview of human trafficking treaties and conventions, as well as supply chain due diligence laws in Europe.
- Jun 10, 2022U.S. Chamber Letter Supporting California's AB 1662