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DOJ Announces New Considerations in Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs

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The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Antitrust Division) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations (Antitrust Compliance Guidance) on November 12, 2024. The new...more

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DOJ Criminal Division Issues Updated Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs Focused on AI Risks

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On September 23, 2024, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Criminal Division announced significant changes to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”), which prosecutors use in assessing the effectiveness of...more

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With Updated Corporate Compliance Guidance, DOJ Provides Companies with More Reasons to Focus on AI and Technology

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On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an updated version of its guidance to prosecutors on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”)....more

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DOJ Announces Changes to Corporate Compliance Guidance Focused on Artificial Intelligence, Access to Data, and Whistleblowing...

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently updated the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP), which prosecutors use to assess the effectiveness of a corporation’s compliance program, in large part to address...more

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DOJ Stresses AI Risk and Whistleblower Protection in Revised Corporate Compliance Guidance

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On Monday, September 23, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced updates to its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs (“ECCP”). Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri also delivered remarks...more

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The Importance of Whistleblower Protection and Wellbeing in the Age of Mental Health Awareness

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There are countless examples in recent news highlighting the potential for far-reaching consequences when wrongdoing goes unchecked, and when whistleblowers face unbridled public scrutiny. Safety hazards could result in...more

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What Does an Increase in Anonymous and External Whistleblower Reports Mean?

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Each year, NAVEX produces the Hotline & Incident Management Benchmark Report – a comprehensive assessment of trends in whistleblowing. This year, our analysis included 1.52 million reports across 3,430 organizations and is in...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Not-for-Profit Governance Reminders for the New Year

For several years, New York’s Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (the “N-PCL”) has required some organizations to have policies protecting whistleblowing directors, officers, employees, volunteers and certain “key persons” from...more

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Creating a No-Tolerance Approach to Retaliation

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Over one-quarter (28 percent) of organizations surveyed in our 2022 Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report did not confirm that an anti-retaliation policy was a part of their organization’s confidential reporting...more

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[Virtual Event] Philadelphia Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - December 3rd, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EST

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Scottsdale Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - September 17th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm PDT

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

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How to Get From Whistleblower Protection to Accountability

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Corporate compliance can be a noisy and confusing world, with many different issues demanding a compliance officer’s attention. One message, however, has always been a keynote cutting through all the cacophony -- the...more

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[Virtual Event] 9th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 15th - 17th, 9:55 am - 6:00 pm CET

Though we are disappointed we will not be together in-person, we remain dedicated to providing a first-class learning experience while keeping the health and well being of everyone a top priority.  The ECEI will have the...more

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Setting Up Your Compliance Internal Reporting Mechanism

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One of the primary elements in a Compliance Program is the creation of a system that permits employees and others to provide information regarding potential compliance issues without fear of retaliation. In larger...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Employment Flash - December 2016"

This edition of the Employment Flash looks at a Texas court's grant of a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of a DOL rule that would have more than doubled the minimum salary requirements for the executive,...more

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Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Quarterly

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Welcome to the fifth issue of Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Quarterly, Seyfarth’s quarterly publication of the Securities & Financial Litigation Group focusing on decisions or other items of interest for...more

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Issuers Apprehensive of OSC’s Proposed Whistleblower Program

The public comments on the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)’s proposed whistleblower program (Program) evidence considerable concern that the Program could undermine issuers’ internal reporting and compliance programs,...more

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Speak Up or Pay Up: Lessons from GM

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The now infamous General Motors mea culpa, which followed the automotive giant’s recall of almost six million cars, has brought the importance of a “speak up culture” front and center. As part of the company’s long road to...more

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Will California Be The Next Battlefront For An Onslaught of Whistleblower Claims?

Last week, we identified five important questions employers should ask themselves to test whether they are ready for key changes in California law that are coming in 2014. Here, we take a closer look at one of those changes:...more

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