Employers Must Balance ITAR Compliance with Anti-Discrimination Laws
We’ve blogged before about national origin discrimination within the workplace and therefore the consequences employers may face for violating anti-discrimination laws. Employers involved within the manufacturing or distribution of products involving the defense of the us must also suits certain federal regulations like The International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR), which restricts employment to U.S. persons on ITAR sensitive matters. As discussed below, complying with ITAR while avoiding discrimination are often challenging for a few employers, particularly when the protected material involves digital data. What is ITAR? ITAR restricts the import and export of things and services associated with the defense of the us. The U.S. government requires all manufacturers, exporters, brokers of defense articles, and IT data to suits the provisions of ITAR or face strict penalties. samples of the kinds of articles falling under the extensive purview of ITAR include w...
