McDonald’s Seeks Tighter Child-Labor Compliance by Franchisees December 18, 2023 By Daniela Sirtori McDonald’s Corp. will survey its US franchisees about their child-labor practices — a step toward tightening compliance following a series...
VW Faces Scrutiny Over China Human Rights Violations With Insurance Implications June 20, 2022 By Monica Raymunt and Michael Nienaber Volkswagen AG faces mounting pressure to address allegations of human rights violations in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where the...
Australia Should Force Firms to Report Human Rights Abuses in Anti-Slavery Law: Analyst April 8, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Australia should force companies to report potential human rights abuses as part of a review of its modern slavery disclosure...
Supreme Court Rejects Human Rights Claim Against Multinational Firm January 14, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court gave multinational companies a stronger shield against lawsuits, throwing out a case against Daimler AG over...
German Firms Not Liable Under U.S. Alien Tort Statute for Aiding Apartheid December 27, 2013 By Nate Raymond A U.S. judge on Thursday said Daimler AG and Rheinmetall AG cannot be held liable for allegedly aiding and abetting...
Supreme Court Tackles Suits Against Firms for Human Rights Violations Abroad October 16, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Tuesday over whether Daimler AG can be sued in federal...