Compliance Communications Blog

FCA
 

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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SEC
 

SEC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response

3/23/20: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released an update on its response to COVID-19 “… and the related effects on our securities market.” One of SEC’s priorities: “… maintaining our enforcement and investor protection efforts, particularly with regard to the protection of our critical market systems and our most vulnerable investors.”  

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Teleworking and Honesty

3/23/20: Teleworking may have been a choice for companies last year. Now, it is often a requirement as state and local governments require many companies to send their employees home to work. The logistics of the requirement take serious effort but what about the “softer” issues – issues such as employee honesty away from a corporate setting?

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Closing in On The UK Bribery Act’s First Decade

3/9/20: When it came into effect, the UK Bribery Act was heralded as a changing point in the UK’s anti-corruption efforts. Since then, there have been some major investigations, regulatory updates, changing captains leading the agency and what some have seen as a disappointing track record of enforcement and conviction...

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