Seyfarth Synopsis: Proposed California legislation,
, would hold certain garment retailers known as “brand guarantors” (i.e. those that license their brand or name for manufacturing) responsible for labor violations occurring down the supply chain. We discuss the proposed bill’s provisions below, and its implications for companies operating in this area.
“Abe Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, right? Well, who do you think made the silk stockings and powdered wigs worn by our early leaders? Mugatu!” (Derek Zoolander and J.P. Prewitt in
Zoolander)
Anchorman (the news industry),
Elf (the Christmas industry).
cultclassic in that genre was another comedic romp, but one that also publicized the tragic issues that sometimes exist in supply chains producing high fashion garments. Indeed, the film’s entire “plot” surrounds a secret cabal of fashion insiders intent on preventing the Prime Minister of Malaysia from enacting legislation that would outlaw forced labor t