On April 18, 2007, legislation was introduced into the US House of Representatives that would ban the sale in the US of goods made in “sweatshops”.

The “Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act”, would not only ban the importation of some goods but would also allow US retailers and their investors to sue competitors who import or sell such goods.

Retailers who are participating in joint initiatives may then have to consider whether the information they are sharing could be used by a competitor to sue them, says Michael Levine, a partner with the law firm Epstein, Becker & Green.

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