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Developing Key Performance Indicators For Human Rights Programs In The Technology Sector

Steptoe facilitated a cohort of human rights and related experts from 13 leading technology companies in developing practical guidance on how to develop effective KPIs, and how they can be used to assist in strengthening the performance of human rights programs across the tech sector.

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

Appellate Division Confirms State Law Mandating Landlord Participation In Section 8 Is Unconstitutional

On March 5, 2026, Bond, Schoeneck & King secured a unanimous decision from the Appellate Division holding that the New York State Human Rights Law violates the Fourth Amendment to the extent...

United States Real Estate

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Business And Human Rights In The Defense Sector: The Demand For Due Diligence

Human rights due diligence demands for defense companies are rapidly expanding. Those demands come from regulations regarding defense and dual use articles, and increasingly autonomous weaponry...

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Declares National Emergency On Cuba And Announces Tariff Framework Targeting Oil Suppliers

On Jan. 29, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued a new executive order titled Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba and released an accompanying White House Fact Sheet...

United States International

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK Online Safety In The Spotlight: Enforcement, Expansion, And The Importance Of Proportionality

United States Media & IT

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

All Eyes Down Under: Australia's Social Media Ban

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New York Codifies Disparate Impact Liability Under The State Human Rights Law

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

What To Expect From A Sexual Assault Investigation At A High-Level Corporate Job

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All The Protests Gone?

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

One Year After The Fall Of Assad: Syria's Fragile Transition

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

Our Top 10 Predicted Business And Human Rights Issues For 2026

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

United States Government

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Jones Day

INTERPOL Red Notices And Diffusions: Legal Risks, Immigration Consequences, And Strategic Defense

United States Immigration

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Friling Law

Decoding SFDR 2.0: Navigating The European Commission's Proposed ESG Reforms (Podcast)

United States Wealth Mgt

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Ropes & Gray LLP

New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope Of "Public Policy Exception" In Chapter 15 Cases

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Native American Heritage Month From Sacred To Statutory — How Federal Law Shapes The Protection Of Indigenous Sacred Sites And Artifacts

The relationship between U.S. law and Indigenous sacred heritage has long been complex — and often fraught. The American legal system is rooted in private property and individual rights...

United States Government

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Litigation Risk Across Supply Chains: Court Allows Forced Labor Claims Against U.S. Tuna Company To Proceed

District court's denial of a motion to dismiss Indonesian fishers' Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act ("TVPRA") and California negligence claims—alleging that a U.S.

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Illinois 2025 Employment Law Wrap-Up: Essential Updates For Employers

From the Illinois Human Rights Act to the Workplace Transparency Act, the state has announced a broad range of measures affecting workplace policies and compliance obligations.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Agencies Issue Tri-Seal Compliance Note On Sanctions And Export Controls Relief For Syria

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and State issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (the "Note") outlining the scope of recent U.S. sanctions...

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New York City Commission On Human Rights 2025 Annual Report Reveals Operational Priorities

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Lauren Zimmerman Shares Insights Into The Fight Against Book Banning

United States Government

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Selendy Gay

CVA/HTA Practice Group Newsletter

United States Government

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

SHUT UP: A Former Drill Sergeant's Guide To Understanding Your 31(b) Rights Under The UCMJ

United States Government

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Tully Rinckey

PA's Chester County Creates Human Rights Commission; Employers To Face Expanded List Of Protected Classes

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Do You Have To Tell Your Employer About Your Disability In NY?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

ESG In BITs (Part I): Why ESG Provisions In Recent International Investment Treaties Matter

Worldwide Environment

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Lawyering With Purpose—Human Rights, Culture & Social Responsibility With Archana Kotecha (Podcast)

Worldwide Government

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Sanctions Update: September 8, 2025

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Illinois Eliminates Fact Finding Conferences For Department Of Human Rights Charges

United States Government

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

ESG In BITs (Part I): Why ESG Provisions In Recent International Investment Treaties Matter

This is the first of three entries in Hughes Hubbard's "In Dispute" series in which we will examine how some recent bilateral investment treaties (BITs) are incorporating and addressing environmental...

Worldwide Environment

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Lawyering With Purpose—Human Rights, Culture & Social Responsibility With Archana Kotecha (Podcast)

On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray's Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery speak with Archana Kotecha...

Worldwide Government

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Sanctions Update: September 8, 2025

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team...

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Illinois Eliminates Fact Finding Conferences For Department Of Human Rights Charges

Great news for Illinois employers concerned with efficiency: Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2487 into law on August 15, 2025, eliminating mandatory fact-finding conferences for Illinois Department...

United States Government

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

2025 Amendments To Illinois Human Rights Act: Fact Finding Conferences No Longer Mandatory; Employers To Face New Civil Penalties

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Client Alert: US Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Flexible Personal Jurisdiction Test For Foreign Defendants

The longstanding view of most courts of appeals has been that federal and state courts are bound by the same constitutional standards for the exercise of personal jurisdiction, each requiring the plaintiff to show that the defendant had sufficient "minimum contacts" with the forum

United States Government

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Jenner & Block

Sanctions Update: July 21, 2025

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team, publishes every Monday.

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Providing For The Revocation Of Syria Sanctions (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the termination of prior Syria-related sanctions effective July 1, 2025, while directing the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Commerce to implement new authorities that both provide targeted sanctions relief and ...

United States International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Navigating Forced Labor Trade Regulation

Forced labor – work extracted through coercion, fraud, or menace of penalty – is one of the most prevalent and severe human rights risks in global supply chains.

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Washington State Supreme Court Holds Historic Indigenous Human Rights Symposium

United States Government

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Galanda Broadman

Trade, Supply Chain Dynamics, And Human Rights

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Minnesota Contractors' Workforce Compliance Requirements, Part III: Workforce Certificate Audits

United States Government

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Business And Human Rights In The US: The Trafficking Focus

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Important Update: Temporary Pause On New F, M, And J Visa Appointments Due To Anticipated Social Media Screening Changes

United States Immigration

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Grossman Young & Hammond

Business And Human Rights Program Effectiveness: Sunny Skies With Storm Clouds Brewing

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

U.S., EU, And UK Move To Ease Sanctions On Syria, But Compliance Complexity Remains

Worldwide International

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Foley Hoag LLP

Termination Of TPS For Afghans Effective July 14, 2025: Implications And Legal Challenge

United States Immigration

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SEC SLB 14M: How Did We Get Here—And What Does It Mean For Investors And Companies?

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

2024 Pro Bono Report

United States Litigation

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Lowenstein Sandler

Spring 2025 Brings Changes To Minnesota Contractors' State Affirmative Action Requirements

United States Government

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Dictator Deluxe: Chechnya's Eccentric Strongman (Podcast)

United States Criminal

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Wiley Rein

Trump Targets A Major Legal Theory Of Discrimination

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Governor Brian Kemp Signs Tort Reform Legislation, Excludes Human Trafficking From Its Provisions

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

As Governments Push Back On Corporate Human Rights Responsibilities, Influential Stakeholders Push Forward

Worldwide Government

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Foley Hoag LLP

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

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Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

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Lewis Roca

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