In December 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) into law. The UFLPA creates a rebuttable presumption that goods “mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part” in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”) of China, or by certain other entities in China, are made with forced labor and that such goods, wares, articles, and merchandise are not entitled to entry to the United States.[1] The presumption applies unless the Commissioner of … Read the rest
The UFLPA aims to clamp down on the import of items produced by alleged forced labor in and relating to the XUAR.
By Erin Brown Jones, Les P. Carnegie, Paul A. Davies, Nathan H. Seltzer, James Bee, and Allison Hugi
On 16 December 2021, the US Senate unanimously passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), following its approval in the US House of Representatives earlier the same week. The UFLPA is one of several measures that the US hopes … Read the rest
From our Capital Thinking blog, our public policy colleague Stacy Swanson shares the latest federal employment law developments in in the legislative and executive branches during the week of November 8, 2021.
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In this issue, we cover:
- U.S. Economy Update
- Federal Vaccine Mandate Legal Challenges Update
- Other General COVID-19 Updates
- U.S. Agencies Promote Workers’ Rights
- Proposal to Rescind Religious Exemption Final Rule
Both chambers of the U.S. Congress were in recess this week in observance of Veterans Day. Lawmakers return to … Read the rest