Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Training/FCPA Training

Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) can have a devastating reputational and financial impact on your organization — so your employees and agents must clearly understand the laws and how to follow them. FCPA training from Global Compliance is designed to educate employees on these points and assist them in adhering to your organization's FCPA compliance policy.

Why FCPA Training is Important

When it comes to conducting business, what might be unethical or unlawful in the United States may be an accepted practice in other countries — or vice versa. As a result, employees of U.S.-based businesses sometimes feel they must choose between losing business by rejecting local customs and winning business by violating U.S. law. Having an FCPA compliance policy in place helps to minimize that uncertainty

Who Should Take the FCPA Training Course?

All employees subject to the FCPA and your organization's FCPA compliance policy should take this course.  Typically this would include those employees who work on foreign business — from staff to board members — and particularly those who interact with foreign governments.

What does this FCPA training course cover?

Global Compliance’s online Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) training course provides practical guidance on how to effectively engage with businesses and government agencies in foreign countries without violating the law.

Topics include:

• When gifts to foreign officials or their family members may run afoul of the FCPA
• Whether there is a minimum value for payments below which the FCPA does not apply
• What types of positions are included under the FCPA definition of “foreign official”
• When an organization can lawfully pay for a foreign official’s travel and lodging expenses
• Whether “grease payments” can ever be considered lawful
• What types of credentials to look for in third-party consultants and subcontractors
• What the consequences are of violating the FCPA for individual employees as well as the organization
• How to seek guidance or report concerns about possible FCPA violations
• Whether the FCPA applies to political or charitable contributions
• How the actions of one employee can impact other employees
• Reporting responsibilities for employees at all levels of the company

How is the FCPA Training Course Information Delivered?

Throughout the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Training course, learners follow a fictitious U.S. executive as he, his colleagues and consultants work to win international business. Through a series of scenarios and interactive exercises, the course highlights common pitfalls encountered by employees who engage in international business and provides step-by-step guidance on how to avoid violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).