Hosted by Export Compliance Manager, Troubleshooting Compliance is a 10-webinar series running through the month of June 2024. The series features discussions on current thinking and best practices for managing a company’s Trade Compliance response to a rapidly changing business environment. On June 6th, Jahna Hartwig (Senior Counsel, Wilson Sonsini) is joined by Lisbeth Rodriguez-Johnson (Partner, Reed Smith) for the session on "Compliance challenges for Recruiting & Hiring: steering clear of discrimination". Click here for more information about the webinar series and sessions, or to register.

About “Compliance challenges for Recruiting & Hiring: steering clear of discrimination”:

The global economy has a global workforce. Companies are recruiting talent from across the world, and some of the best recruits will come from other countries. US export control laws and regulations can and do say who should and should not have access to controlled items, technology and facilities, but rejecting someone from a job solely on the basis of their citizenship or nationality can be considered illegal discrimination under US law. Recent enforcement actions highlight the risks companies may encounter in navigating these laws.

During this session on June 6th, Jahna and Lisbeth will discuss the legal issues that can set a company’s recruitment efforts on the road to discriminating against individuals based on their citizenship or nationality, and consider the measures you can take to balance employment rights with trade compliance requirements in order to avoid the reputational damage, fines and penalties that can arise when you neglect one or the other.