Law360, New York (February 12, 2015, 10:33 AM EST) -- On Jan. 29, 2014, the Federal Acquisitions Regulations Council published the final rule amending the Combating Trafficking in Persons clause for U.S. government contracts. The anti-human trafficking rule implements several new compliance and reporting measures that enhance existing prohibitions on conduct that constitutes human trafficking or represents red flags indicative of trafficking. The effective date of the anti-human trafficking rule is March 2, 2015. The consequences of violating the anti-human trafficking rule are stiff — remedies include compulsion to terminate a subcontractor, suspension of payments or loss of award fees, termination of the prime contract itself, and suspension or debarment....