Compliance Communications Blog

 

"The Value of Unexpected Questions"

 

6/30/15: Sometimes hearing an unexpected observation or question provides more results than hearing an answer to a familiar question. Jeff Kaplan, who edits the Conflict of Interest blog, knows a lot about compliance, corruption, and conflicts of interest. So, when he writes about an observation - “In my nearly 25 years...

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"Can Business Shine a Light on Corruption?"


2/9/2015:
Can – or should – businesses expose corruption? According to a post by Michael Volkov in his Corruption, Crime & Compliance blog, “The private sector is on the front lines of the corruption battle but operates as a silent witness. Foreign officials demand bribes and other illegal payments. Yet, there is no structured reporting...

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"Alstom Pays Largest-Ever FCPA Criminal Penalty"


1/6/15: When you get into the hundreds of millions of dollars, “largest” takes on a whole new meaning. French energy and transportation company Alstom S.A. recently pleaded guilty to charges of violating the books and records provisions of the FCPA. The plea was met by a penalty of more than $772 million, making it the largest-ever criminal...

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"The C&E Reporting Dilemma"


10/1/14:
In a post on his Conflict of Interest blog, Jeff Kaplan asks a basic question: to whom does the person responsible for compliance report?  The CEO?  The Board of Directors?  The General Counsel?  Fortunately, Jeff offers some useful ways of looking at the question and the possible answers.  He also provides links to two recent...

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"Labor Law Violations Now Part of Subcontractor Profile"


8/1/14:
The selection and oversight of most federal contractors came under new requirements last July with The Fair Play and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The President’s new EO requires the periodic disclosure of defined labor law violations by contractors and sets out how that information can be used by government agencies in...

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