Topic
Forced Labor
431 published works
Global Trade & Sanctions Law
USTR Launches New Slate of Section 301 Investigations Targeting Forced Labor Imports
By Pillsbury Global Trade And Sanctions Law Team
Following its March 11 announcement of a Section 301 investigation focused on structural excess capacity, on March 12 the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated new investigations into…
International Trade Insights
USTR Announces Section 301 Investigation For Goods Produced With Forced Labor
On March 12, 2026, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Greer announced a new investigation under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the “failure to impose and…
Ross Runkel Blog
Supreme Court sleeping pill
By Ross Runkel
Some decisions are just too boring for words.The current winner is Geo Group v. Menocal (US Supreme Ct 02/25/2026) [PDF] A former detainee at a privately operated ICE facility sued…
International Trade Law
CBP Launches New Forced Labor Portal
By Simeon Yerokun, Pierfilippo M. Natta, Ani Mard, Andrew J. Schlegel
On January 21, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced that its Forced Labor Portal is now live. This new online portal provides a single, centralized platform for importers…
International Trade Law
US Customs Announces Withhold Release Order on Coffee from Finca Monte Grande in Mexico
By Simeon Yerokun, Brett Everett
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Complying with the EU’s Forced Labor Regulation: Compliance Obligations for Business
By Marion Seranne, Thomas Delille, Adèle Bourgin
The EU’s new Forced Labor Regulation (the “EUFLR” or “the Regulation”) was published in the EU’s Official Journal on December 12, 2024.[1] Under the new Regulation, products that have been…
International Trade Law
Kingtom Aluminio Defends CIT’s Forced Labor Decision
By Pierfilippo M. Natta, Emily Devereaux, Ivy Xun
Dominican Republic-based aluminum extrusions exporter, Kingtom Aluminio SRL (Kingtom) defended a decision issued by the Court of International Trade (CIT) to vacate a forced labor Finding against Kingtom issued by U.S.…
International Trade Law
CBP Faces Legal Challenge over Exclusion of Camel Energy’s Battery Imports
By Simeon Yerokun, Pierfilippo M. Natta, Emily Devereaux
Camel Energy, a Michigan-based importer of lead-acid batteries, has recently filed a complaint at the Court of International Trade (CIT) contesting U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) two recent exclusions…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
The 11th nominee for The Worst Employer of 2025 is … The Enslaving Episcopate
Every year I think I've hit rock bottom when it comes to my "Worst Employer" list. And every year, someone picks up a jackhammer and starts digging. Let me introduce…
International Trade Law
CBP Issues Withhold Release Order on Giant Manufacturing Co. LTD
By Simeon Yerokun, Brett Everett
On September 24th, 2025 US Customs and Border Protection issued a Withhold Release Order under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. §1307) against Giant Manufacturing Co…