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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Paradise Syndrome which aired on October 4, 1968, Star Date 4842.6. Compliance Takeaways: 1. How can you create a remarkable compliance experience? 2. CCO as project...By: Thomas Fox

In yet another major compliance development, the Justice Department announced the adoption of a new policy to credit effective compliance programs in resolving criminal cartel prosecutions against corporations. Since the 1990s, the Antitrust...By: Michael Volkov

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Spock’s Brain which aired on September 20, 1968, Star Date 5431.4. This is the first episode of Season 3. Compliance Takeaways: 1. How can a compliance professional channel...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: • One of the country’s top border officers cannot say whether a 3-year-old child might pose a “criminal or national security threat.” (Slate) • Does Audi stink? (NYT) • McKinsey advised big pharma on how...By: Thomas Fox

In a petition for a writ of mandamus filed on April 29, 2019 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, an unidentified whistleblower who claims to have tipped the SEC to alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) by...By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

On May 3, 2019, the SEC proposed amendments to its rules and forms which would revise the disclosure requirements for financial statements relating to acquisitions and dispositions of businesses. We believe that most aspects of the proposed...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The social media revolution has changed the modern workplace in ways that could not possibly have been foreseen when the bulk of our federal labor and employment laws were debated and enacted. Don‘t forget, Facebook didn’t begin operating until 2004!...By: NAVEX Global

Last month the U.S. Supreme Court simultaneously resolved a long-running dispute about procedure under Title VII and sent a message to employers that it is important to pay attention and act promptly when faced with a Title VII lawsuit by a current...By: Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and

Private companies grant stock options to their employees as a way to retain and motivate them and to reward their employees for the company’s success. Included below are five common mistakes we have come across....By: Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

On July 23, 2019, the Chicago City Council passed the controversial Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (the Ordinance). Once Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a vocal proponent of the Ordinance, signs it into law, the Ordinance is scheduled to take effect...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP