Menu12/16/15: It’s a month for Yoda, Hans Solo, Luke Skywalker and third-party due diligence. Tom Fox sucks you right in with Star Wars before leading you through the three steps of due diligence that companies should take in choosing their third-party partners. The article, posted on his FCPA...
Compliance Communications Blog
Dec 14, 2015 •
Part II: Audience Analysis
As I mentioned in part one of this series, this step in the communication planning process should happen early to avoid messaging pitfalls (like too much, too little, mis-alignment, etc). Understanding these key points will help you understand who you should target based on their roles, interests, and knowledge:
Dec 07, 2015 •
Recently, I wrote a blog that focused on 8 steps to creating a successful compliance communication plan. It drummed up a lot of excitement around the office, and we’ve had many people ask us to dive deeper in to the content surrounding each individual tip. In fact, the infographic has been so well received that we created some communication planning templates to compliment it. But I recently asked myself, “Why stop there?”
Dec 02, 2015 •
12/2/15: Recently, the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section held the inaugural first Global White Collar Crime Institute in Shanghai, China. A post by Lucian E. Dervan on the White Collar Crime Prof Blog reviews the keynote address by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sung-Hee Suh, which focused on some of the most pressing white collar crime issues faced by global organizations. Among the topics was the new DOJ policy about individual accountability and how that may affect any settlement consideration by DOJ.
Dec 02, 2015 •
12/2/15: The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces anti-discrimination laws. According to its FY 2015 Performance Report, the Commission has been busy, awarding $525 million for victims of discrimination in private, state and local government, and federal workplaces. That might not seem like much when compared to the financial returns in FCPA cases, but the EEOC’s cases illustrate the compliance risks that exist in every company and agency in the country.
