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The Bermuda Triangle of Leave Compliance Employee leave laws offer employees a variety of protections, but can create a confusing compliance situation for employers.  Leave situations are so fact-specific that few, if any, bright-line rules exist to guide employers. Recent court...

The Impact of Humor on Decision-Making A sense of humor is an invaluable thing. Not only does it endear us to each other and help to form bonds between us, but it can be a lifesaver in unthinkable conditions. According...

As a marketer, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a lot of ethics and compliance (E&C) conferences and events around the United States in the past 24 months. At these events, I’ve noticed that Chief Compliance Officers and other E&C...

The Driver Behind Enterprise Situational Awareness Intelligent automation is an emerging solution to enable intelligent decision-making at the strategic level, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be complex or require cumbersome new infrastructure. In fact, since overly complicated approaches to...

Employers Face Steep Penalties Fines are going up, and courts are getting stricter regarding employment eligibility compliance. Employers who aren't on the ball with their documentation and recordkeeping practices are at risk. Be sure to take particular note of a new...

Responding to a Cyberattack Hardly a day passes without a data breach revelation in the news, and perhaps no industry is more vulnerable for future attacks than health care. In 2015, the health care industry experienced more breaches stemming from...

“Broken Windows” and Employee Misconduct The broken windows theory proposed by James Q. Wilson and George Kelling links disorder to subsequent occurrences of serious crime. Michael Volkov suggests it can be applied in a corporate setting as well. Anytime employee...

Key Challenges and Benefits of AI Machine learning and artificial intelligence have become buzzwords in the financial services industry. Daniel Fernandez helps to break down the difference between the two terms and explains how these technologies are being used by...

Q&A with John Arendes, VP and GM Global Compliance Solutions at Skillsoft Today, we present an interview between CCI’s Maurice Gilbert and compliance expert John Arendes. Skillsoft is a leader in e-learning, and one of the company’s main areas of...

How to Avoid Costly Missteps Russell Reynolds Associates’ Cynthia Dow and Anthony Goodman, compliance and board experts, interviewed leading chief legal officers, chief compliance officers, former investigators and board directions to under the biggest compliance missteps boards make. with co-author...

A "Call" to Arms for Banks In the wake of growing and complex financial legislation, many banks and financial service companies in the U.S., Europe, and Asia have been looking to ensure the activities of their traders and contact centers...

Google Ordered to Surrender Foreign Server Data Attorneys from Bracewell analyze a recent court decision ordering Google to comply with warrants issued and produce to the FBI data that was stored on servers abroad. The decision could have far-reaching implications and...