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Modern slavery and human trafficking reporting: Maritime supply chain risks
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), an estimated 50 million people globally were living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021.
United States | Publication | April 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, many cities have passed ordinances providing hazard or "hero pay" to essential workers, typically amounting to an extra US$4 to US$5 per hour. Recently, Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County passed such ordinances, following the likes of Berkeley, Buena Park, Coachella, Daly, Montebello, Oakland, San Jose, San Leandro, Seattle, and West Hollywood. One city, Long Beach, passed its "hero pay" ordinance on January 19, 2021, requiring large grocery stores in the city to provide each grocery worker with premium pay of an additional US$4 per hour for each hour worked for a minimum of 120 days. On January 20, 2021, the California Grocers Association (CGA) filed suit against the City of Long Beach, contending its "hero pay" ordinance was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act and violated the Equal Protection and Contracts clauses of the U.S. and California constitutions. On February 25, 2021, the District Court denied CGA's request for a preliminary injunction finding CGA was unlikely to prevail on its preemption, equal protection and contract clause claims.
CGA has now appealed the District Court's decision to the Ninth Circuit. With more and more cities passing "hero pay" ordinances, all eyes will be on the Ninth Circuit to see how it rules on this appeal.
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According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), an estimated 50 million people globally were living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021.
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According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), an estimated 50 million people globally were living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021.
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In this edition we look at real estate highlights from the King’s Speech; a Supreme Court decision on whether discharges of sewage into a canal can be a nuisance; and the management of “higher-risk buildings”: what is a building assessment certificate and who is the Accountable Person?
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