Compliance Communications Blog

 

Lockdown Creates New Compliance Risks

6/15/20: The lockdown may be easing in some places.  Although some people are flocking to public eating and entertainment venues, a surprisingly large number are staying at home, not only for entertainment but also for work.  In fact, there’s good evidence that many employees will not return to their offices for some time, often at the direction of their employers....

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Anti-Corruption Expectations and Enforcement During COVID

6/1/20: An article by Law firm K&L Gates LLP published on the JDSUPRA website gives a review of senior federal law enforcement officials’ comments at the American Conference Institute’s Anti-Corruption Global Series The officials spoke explained their agencies’ operations under the weight of the global pandemic and their expectations for companies dealing with economic impacts of COVID-19...

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Which Risk is Worse for Older Workers?

6/1/20: Erin Mulvaney's article posted on Bloomberg Law questions which choice older workers fear most: returning to work while COVID-19 remains a risk or refusing to go back to work and running the risk of retaliation? On one hand, older people are the most vulnerable population for contracting the virus so the concern is reasonable...

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Bribery and Corruption Risk Doesn’t Stop

5/18/20: A Client Alert issued by Pillsbury Law highlights corruption and money laundering risks and how to manage upcoming enforcement actions. The Alert’s authors Aaron R. Hutman, Jenny (Jai) Sheng, and David Oliwenstein drill into the inevitable opportunities for corruption and the various laws that guard against such behavior...

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Rebuilding Company Culture After COVID-19

5/18/20: Questions about health, the economy, jobs and businesses are unlikely to disappear anytime soon – nor are analyses of what went right and what went wrong in dealing with the pandemic. In an article published in Chief Learning officer, Jared Pope gets to the heart of the matter for many compliance officers: how can we rebuild our corporate culture?..

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