by Rachel Geissler | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: RACHEL GEISSLER In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed the Louisiana coast with Category 3 winds and a record-breaking storm surge.1 Images of the breached levees of New Orleans and the catastrophic flooding of its low-lying wards are now etched into the...
by Elizabeth Ranade Janis | Jan 23, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: Elizabeth Ranade-Janis In every state in the United States1, more than 9,0002 suspected Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs) purportedly exploit tens of thousands of women, profiting from their labor and commercial sex services. Well-documented cases3 bear out an...
by Michelle Guelbart | Jan 7, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: MICHELLE GUELBART The private sector plays a major role in ensuring profits do not come at the expense of children. Particularly in the travel and hospitality industry, there is both a great responsibility and opportunity to ensure associates have the knowledge...
by Taylor King | Nov 25, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: TAYLOR KING The White House recently announced President Donald J. Trump’s intent to appoint 10 new members to two key anti-trafficking councils: the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human...
by Jo Ann Paanio | Nov 21, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: JO ANN PAANIO Jasmine was barely 15 when she entered a drop-in center for the first time. She heard about the center from friends who shared it was a safe place to go for food and other basic necessities. Following her first visit, she returned several more times....