Menu4/17/18: Some compliance failures have far greater impact than others in the world outside a company’s walls. This one does. A Japanese fiber manufacturer and its US subsidiary entered a settlement agreement to pay $66 million to resolve claims under the False Claims Act.
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Apr 17, 2018 •
4/17/18: An article by Josh Levy in Construction Executive aims attention at a core business risk: fraud. Levy notes that the construction industry ranks high in its vulnerability to fraud but cautions, “Contractors who have employees and work with vendors are vulnerable to misappropriation of money and assets.”
Apr 17, 2018 •
4/17/18: “In 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported more than $8.2 billion held in its forfeited-assets fund …” write Joseph A. Valenti, Stefanie M. Lacy and Reymond E. Yammine of law firm K & L Gates in a recent article published by the firm. That’s a tidy sum but the risks to companies don’t stop with financial impacts.
Apr 03, 2018 •
4/3/18: In a case that highlights one aspect of today’s wide-ranging national discussion about sexual harassment, the US Justice Department recently announced a finding by a federal district court that the Wyoming Military Department
Apr 03, 2018 •
4/3/18: The first contested case of a “failure to prevent” bribery under the UK Bribery Act has resulted in a conviction of a small refurbishment company. In an article by Victoria Fitzpatrick and Kelly Hagedorn of law firm Jenner & Block, the authors caution, “The case highlights how important it is
