Compliance Communications Blog

 

Risks from an “Irregular Investigation”

3/9/20: A client advisory from law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed looks at an appeals court decision that “…may result in increased employment litigation.”  The case centered on a male employee’s allegation of sexual harassment by a female student.  The employee was terminated by the university after what was found by the court to be an “irregular investigation" ...

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Facing Global Bribery and Corruption

3/9/20: Hogan Lovells has released its Global Bribery and Corruption Outlook 2020, a well-organized publication stuffed with practical information about the outlook for individual business sectors, countries, multi-nation entities and regions...

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See Misconduct, Report Misconduct

3/9/20: A recent article by Shylah Alfonso, Jon Jacobs and Charles Samel of law firm Perkins Cole highlights the importance of reporting observed or suspected wrongdoing.  Their article, published on JDSupra, explains how such reporting ranks in DOJ’s decision to charge a company with criminal antitrust violations...

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Government Contractors: Investigating and Reporting Misconduct

7/1/19: A two-part article by law firm Baker Donelson focuses on the compliance challenges for government contractors in investigating and reporting misconduct....

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Guidance For Directors

5/20/19: By now, most compliance professionals know that DOJ’s Criminal Division recently released Guidance on the factors it would use to determine whether or not to pursue an investigation or enforcement action against a company or individual... 

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