Compliance

After years of companies working to build a strong speak-up culture, a new Gartner report shows that many employees still need motivation that may surprise their employers when it comes to saying something when they see something: They need to know if reporting misconduct will benefit them. Just over half of the 900-plus workers Gartner surveyed said they believed reporting...

At any given time on earth, an estimated 25 million people are forced to work against their will. The human rights atrocities alleged in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have rightly generated outrage and political action. New laws coming into effect in the U.S. this year and Europe next year aim to strip the global supply chain of products made...

Smart firms are investing in ESG programs not just to showcase their cultural bona fides but to appeal to consumers and employees. But these programs can also heighten regulatory and reputational risk. Let’s explore some lessons ESG leaders could take from anti-bribery and anti-corruption probes. FTI Consulting’s Beth Jones, Brian Ong, Edith Wong and Michael Cullen co-authored this article. As...

In her inaugural Living Your Best Compliance Life column, Mary Shirley shares tried-and-true methods for building deep connections on your compliance team — even if you’re not even in the same country. Welcome to the inaugural Living Your Best Compliance Life column. In my new monthly series for CCI, I’ll be exploring the landscape of life as a compliance practitioner...

Though it was created as a counterbalance to a series of early-aughts corporate accounting scandals, many of today’s most important corporate compliance themes are deeply rooted in the seminal Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Indeed, as McDermott Will & Emery partner Michael W. Peregrine explores, the law, which turned 20 years old in July, gave birth to the modern corporate responsibility movement...

Embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned after a revolt in his own party. While the political repercussions of Johnson’s tenure, especially how it ended, will be felt mostly within the UK, Miller & Chevalier’s Alejandra Montenegro Almonte and Nicole Gökçebay share what compliance and ethics lessons can be gleaned from the ordeal. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation has certainly...

U.S. law may require your company to collect employee and contractor data in a manner that on its face would run afoul of GDPR requirements in Europe. VIAVI Solutions’ Matt Silverman explains how firms can successfully perform this high-wire act. U.S. export laws regulate more than just the shipment of tangible goods from one country to another: They control the...

You don’t know me, and I don’t know you — not really. But I do know you read this site and that’s because I work here. I know that you are responsible for some aspect of corporate compliance or risk management or one of the dozen other areas we cover. If you’d asked me two years ago what corporate compliance...

Data breaches will continue to occur, and when organizations are targeted, they may be subject to multiple state and federal laws requiring public disclosure. But as explains, how and when to reveal a breach isn’t a cut-and-dried issue. When a company discovers that it has been a victim of a data breach, it is essential to act quickly. In particular,...

Russia cranked up its gold production to offset previous international sanctions; now, the U.S. and a group of international allies are cutting off that particular revenue stream in an effort to hamstring Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department has issued additional sanctions against Russia, targeting almost 100 entities and individuals, and prohibited import of Russian gold. The...

In our hot housing market, the only concern for the typical real estate professional is getting the highest dollar they can for a property. But possible new rules targeting illegal cash could remake the regulatory landscape in real estate, changing things for buyers, sellers and agents. In a recent Instagram post, Ryan Serhant, celebrity real estate agent and star of...

The SEC’s prosecution of chief compliance officers remains a fraught and controversial topic. A recent announcement of an enforced settlement with a financial advising firm and its CCO could raise even more questions about the role of CCOs and what standards the SEC uses in sanctioning them. Two Eversheds Sutherland partners give us a close read of the SEC’s order...