Published by Katrina Campbell, Esq. on Friday, August 06, 2010
Among the many questions raised by the Shirley Sherrod case, one of the most puzzling is why there was no investigation before she was forced to resign. Read More »
Published by Santiago Zorzopulos Reich on Friday, July 30, 2010
You may be surprised where your employees can report concerns externally if they lack a sufficient internal resource. Read More »
Published by Santiago Zorzopulos Reich on Thursday, July 15, 2010
Protecting sensitive information often seems to go against our instinctive desire to share experiences with colleagues, but the risks and consequences of indiscretion are very real.
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Published by Michael Johnson on Thursday, July 08, 2010
This new law, which applies to companies that conduct any part of their business in the UK, prohibits bribes of government officials or privately employed individuals anywhere in the world. Read More »
Published by Katrina Campbell on Friday, June 04, 2010
Twenty years after the iconic movie "Wall Street," where do we stand in the ongoing battle against the notion that greed is good? Read More »
Published by Nick Ciancio on Monday, May 24, 2010
As countries continue to adopt and modify new rules that impact how whistleblower hotlines should be implemented, organizations do not have the luxury of believing “one size fits all.” Read More »
Published by Nate White on Friday, May 29, 2009
In a recent Op-Ed column in the New York Times on proposed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, David Brooks writes about the myth of the objective judge, suggesting that empathy is just as important to an individual on the bench as cold facts and reason, if not more so. I believe a similar argument could be made in the case of corporate compliance, ethics, and culture. Read More »
Published by Steve Priest on Thursday, May 21, 2009
Imagine your firm is under fire. Lawsuits threaten your business and profitability. NGOs and other do-gooders criticize your business practices. The media is circling. Employees are confused: “We are a good company. We provide something important for society. Why are we being vilified?” Read More »
Published by Steve Priest on Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I have been trying to make sense of the financial meltdown for the past six months. Last week the long time head of audit for a TARP receiving bank crystallized my thoughts. “We lost our ethical compass” he moaned, trying to make sense of the chaos he faces. Read More »
Published by Katrina Campbell on Monday, March 12, 2007
It is no longer a safe bet for companies to have in place a "good enough" set of policies and procedures. Just as former best practices in harassment prevention have become a new minimum threshold for employers to avoid liability for employee misconduct, following the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and ensuring that companies have established an effective compliance and ethics program is quickly becoming required activity to avoid criminal and other liability in a host of other areas. Read More »