Menu5/4/20: “For many companies these days, the question is not if you will face an employment-related lawsuit, but when?” That’s the introduction to an article by Emily Spennato posted on Risk&Insurance. It’s an intro likely to cause corporate attorneys, officers and compliance heads at least one sharp intake of breath...
Compliance Communications Blog
May 04, 2020 •
5/4/20: There has been an ongoing debate for years about how much power a compliance officer should have within a for-profit organization. Richard Cassin tackles that question in a post on The FCPA Blog, coming down on the side of more. In his post, Cassin sets the stage for the “more power” perspective, writing, “It’s the culmination of what the top names at the DOJ and SEC have been advocating for nearly ten years — compliance officers as gatekeepers.”
Apr 20, 2020 •
4/20/20: Crisis brings out new ways of thinking and doing but it doesn’t always stay still long enough to remember the basics. That may be especially true during a time of massive layoffs, furloughs and employment uncertainty. Law firm Sidley Austin has published an in depth “insight” article about employment law and guidance for employers at a time of COVID-19...
Apr 20, 2020 •
4/20/20: All eyes are on COVID-19, quite rightly, but compliance officers know that risk and compliance don’t stop. An article by Scott F Roybal, Laura A Alexander in the National Law Review drills into the FCPA risks standing in the shadows of the global pandemic...
Apr 20, 2020 •
4/20/20: The US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition (FTC) have issued a joint statement “…reinforcing their vigilance against collusion or anti-competitive conduct in labor markets and their willingness to pursue criminal and civil actions against violators,” according to a post by McDermott Will & Emery...
