2/22/16:Regulatory policies and changes are unsettled these days but the new Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has shared her priorities for the Commission. An article by Sue Reisinger for Inside Counsel gives an overview of Acting Chair Victoria Lipnic’s thinking and offers insight into trends to watch.
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1/4/16: Michael Volkov cuts to the chase better than many of his colleagues. That’s true in a post in which he references Tom Fox (another cut-to-the-bone expert) to examine SEC’s newest tool to catch and prosecute domestic corruption. Based on this new SEC tool, the most surprising source of the misconduct is a company’s Code of Conduct. Say “What?” Volkov answers that and offers insight into how, when and why a company’s Code can introduce risks of noncompliance. More to the point, he points out the policies and procedures companies that should signal caution when a company develops its Code of Conduct. To read his full post, click
1/4/16: Many aspects of regulation and enforcement are likely to change in the upcoming years, but the only place to start is where we are now and that is DOJ’s enhanced cooperation with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
1/4/16: Two settlements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – one with a technology company and the other an oil and gas company – gave evidence that the federal agency has taken protection of whistleblowers seriously.
1/4/16: It’s been a long time since the Enron corruption scandal made front page news but, according to an article published in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, the company’s experience continues to provide lessons for compliance professionals.