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The role of HR in corporate compliance programs, is often underestimated. If your company has a culture where compliance is perceived to be in competition or worse yet antithetical to HR, the company certainly is not hitting on all cylinders and...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. More Alstom indictments. (FCPA Blog) 2. Another sentencing in the PdVSA ongoing bribery scandal. DOJ Press Release. 3. France looking deeper into Carlos Ghosn. (WSJ) 4. Trump says he’s the top law...By: Thomas Fox

One of the ways to operationalize compliance and to drive it into the DNA of an organization is through a performance review. Indeed, the 2019 DOJ Guidance stated: Incentive System…Have there been specific examples of actions taken (e.g., promotions...By: Thomas Fox

This week’s guest on Innovation In Compliance is Gini Dietrich, CEO and founder of Spin Sucks. Gini is a writer, blogger, speaker and all-around expert in the PR space. She recently wrote a blog post entitled, How to Spot Red Flags in New Business...By: Thomas Fox

Another area where Human Resources can help to more fully operationalize compliance is in succession planning. Succession planning is just as important as governance, enterprise risk management and strategic oversight. In other words, it is just as...By: Thomas Fox

Companies have finally come to realize that institutional justice and fairness are perhaps the most basic tenet of any successful workplace. If employees believe they will be treated fairly, it will engender a level of trust that can work to not...By: Thomas Fox

Where does creativity fit into compliance? In more places than you think. Problem-solving, accountability, communication, and connection - they all take creativity. Join Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman on Creativity and Compliance, part of the Compliance...By: Thomas Fox

We have been getting accountability all wrong in the compliance profession. It's not a set of tasks - it's a way of thinking and it has to come from the heart as well as the head. On Accountability: The Heart of Compliance Tom Fox and Sam Silverstein...By: Thomas Fox

In the DOJ’s 2019 Guidance, Incentives and Disciplinary Measures it stated: Incentive System – Has the company considered the implications of its incentives and rewards on compliance? How does the company incentivize compliance and ethical behavior?...By: Thomas Fox

Compliance has been pushed more to the forefront in anti-money laundering (AML). As banking institutions, financial institutions and the financial services industries continue to tighten and strengthen AML controls, criminals and other nefarious...By: Thomas Fox