Global Compliance has taken the foremost leadership position in our industry with regards to problems arising from conflicting regulations and court decisions specific to whistleblower systems in America and abroad, such as rulings and opinions within the European Union.
To this end, in partnership with local experts, we deliver research and recommendations on this subject and employ an internal General Counsel whose mission is to remain current on data privacy issues. During the last three years, Global Compliance has also:
- Engaged in face-to-face meetings with several of the European data protection agencies, submitted comments and information to guide whistleblowing scheme opinions
- Formed client coalitions to raise concerns about provisions in EU country whistleblowing scheme guidelines that contradicted U.S. legislation, specifically the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
When various EU country whistleblower scheme rulings have been released, Global Compliance has remained very proactive in communicating with our clients on these matters and takes the following steps:
- Translation of guidelines into English
- Analysis of guidelines relative to whistleblower programs in the U.S. and abroad
- Solicitation of added interpretation and perspective from internal and outside legal counsel operating within the respective countries
- Issuing initial and follow-up communications to our clients, along with translated documents, and any required program recommendations for compliance and best practices
- Providing client assistance in any required certification with the guidelines
- Conference calls with client legal departments to share findings