"Legal glitch means trafficking transparency law isn't so transparent"

The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which came into effect in 2012, mandates that certain companies disclose what steps they've taken, if any, to address human trafficking and forced labor in their supply chains...[Companies covered include] Apple, Coca Cola, Chevron, and General Mills... [But] a legal glitch threatens to undermine the law's value and broader efforts to prevent the exploitation of human beings...[The] state cannot disclose which companies are covered by the law.  In other words, the government is prohibited from being transparent about a law that requires transparency from businesses. The result is the public cannot make fully informed decisions, or even determine which companies should be disclosing information. Before the law came into effect it was estimated that 3,200 companies would be covered. A 2014 study by KnowtheChain.Org was able to identify 500 companies. How many companies are actually obligated? Which ones? The California Franchise Tax Board knows... But the list is not public... The law can empower Americans to make decisions that help address human trafficking...but only if the California Attorney General is authorized to release the list...