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Corruption Doesn’t Sleep – Even During a Pandemic

4/06/20: Along with the sheer human cost of the coronavirus comes this, “The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic destabilization create the conditions in which misconduct can thrive.” Michael E. Burke and William P. Olsen of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP introduce a topic that many compliance professionals are forced to deal with...

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Guidance from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority

4/06/20: While every country is being hit by the coronavirus, their responses are different.  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) maintains a web page that features guidance designed to guide companies in their actions during these difficult times.  The web page is regularly updated...

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Ethics, Compliance and the Coronavirus

4/06/20: As medical concerns rightly stand in the spotlight, the coronavirus is slamming companies with financial and administrative risks that, for most businesses, defy foresight or planning. In the shadow cast by shuttered stores and offices, laid off employees, and a dramatically dispersed digital workforce, an organization’s ethics and compliance program might be shoved to the side. That “shove” may be understandable but it carries heightened risk to the organization, both in the short term and the long term.

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Federal Funds and False Claims

3/23/20: In a March 22 article posted on the National Law Review, authors Scott F. Roybal and Matthew T. Lin from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, cautions companies to beware of the risks for false claims as relief funds are readied to flow...

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Drowning in COVID-19-Related Malware and Phishing Scams

3/23/20: People want to know current information about COVID-19, its impact on their communities and changing patterns of risk. Unfortunately, finding that information can expose people to online risks. And, when those individuals are off-site employees, internet risks can easily become business problems...

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