Competing Employer Obligations: Complying with Export Control Laws While Avoiding National Origin Discrimination

A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (in 3 days)

1:00pm-2:30pm EDT, 10:00am-11:30am PDT

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This CLE webinar will discuss employer export control requirements and best practices for meeting these obligations while avoiding discrimination claims.

Description

The U.S. Department of Justice recently settled two cases with companies that engaged in unlawful discrimination in the course of seeking to comply with U.S. export control laws, specifically restrictions relating to the "release" of certain technology to non-U.S. persons. Both companies paid penalties and are subject to ongoing DOJ monitoring and reporting requirements. These settlements demonstrate the dilemma that employers face in seeking to secure controlled technology without violating anti-discrimination laws.

Under U.S. export control laws, exporting certain goods, software, or technology (i.e., technical data, export-controlled material) to other countries requires prior approval from the U.S. government under certain circumstances. For employers, allowing employees who are "foreign persons" to access export-controlled material can be considered an export to that foreign person's country of citizenships or permanent residencies, and thus potentially require an export license. Employers seeking to comply with such rules should be mindful of anti-discrimination laws when crafting compliance processes.

Listen as our expert panel describes these seemingly conflicting legal obligations for employers, discusses lessons learned from the recent DOJ settlements, and provides best practices for compliance and mitigation of risk.

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Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview of export control laws and export control compliance assessment
    1. ITAR
    2. EAR
    3. Part 810
  3. Recent DOJ settlements
  4. Risks of combining compliance assessment with other H.R. functions
    1. Recruiting job applicants
    2. I-9 process for new hires
    3. Other considerations
  5. Best practices for employers to mitigate discrimination claims and limit liability

Benefits

The panel will address these and other key issues:

  • What obligations do employers have under U.S. export control laws?
  • When and under what circumstances should employers conduct export control compliance assessments?
  • When do employer export control obligations conflict with anti-discrimination laws?
  • What are best practices for employers to comply with their obligations while mitigating the risk of a discrimination claim?

Faculty

Mays, Lisa
Lisa Mays

Attorney
Sheppard Mullin

Ms. Mays focuses her practice on compliance counseling and investigations in the areas of export controls,...  |  Read More

Rapa, Anthony
Anthony Rapa

Partner, Co-Chair International Trade Practice Group
Blank Rome

Mr. Rapa leads Blank Rome’s National Security team. A dual U.S./UK-qualified practitioner with on-the-ground...  |  Read More

Shin, Eunkyung
Eunkyung Kim Shin

Attorney
Baker & McKenzie

Ms. Shin regularly advises multinational companies on complex international trade, regulatory compliance, and customs...  |  Read More

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