Menu4/11/17: Most discussions about anti-trust center on competition for customers but several high-profile entertainment companies recently settled a lawsuit that centered on unlawful anti-poaching agreements. What makes the case so interesting is that it focuses on poaching employees, not customers and that it came to light in a 2015 lawsuit brought by software engineers against companies including Apple, Google and Intel. To learn more about how antitrust law affects employee rights and employer responsibilities, you can read the full article published by law firm Miller Canfield.
Compliance Communications Blog
Apr 11, 2017 •
4/11/17: Lise Smit, Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), explains a recent shift in corporate thinking about human rights. According to her post on the FCPA Blog, corporate counsel is now pushing for “… more proactive knowledge-gathering and transparency.” Why? Smit offers four solid reasons.
Apr 11, 2017 •
4/11/17: In an article on JDSUPRA Business Advisor, Mark Blondman, Joel Michel and Jason Reisman of Blank Rome LLP addressed an issue related to employee recruitment and compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Act lay out specific requirements employers must follow when conducting background checks as part of the employment process. It is easy to make mistakes in complying with the letter of the law.
Feb 22, 2017 •
2/22/16: On February 7 the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations released a publication entitled “The Five Most Frequent Compliance Topics Identified in OCIE Examinations of Investment Advisors.” The Alert is focused on the financial community but it may also be useful for other business sectors.
Feb 22, 2017 •
2/22/16: On February 10, the FCPA Blog featured a post by Thomas Fox about compliance, culture and how the two mesh. His thinking on the top can be captured by the following, “… I would say that a company’s culture shapes its business decisions and its senior management shape the company’s culture.”
