Preventing retaliation is a constant uphill struggle for compliance programs. There is something in human nature that makes people want to know who made the report and ostracize him or her for it.
Munich-based Darja...more
In 2016 France adopted a new law to help combat corruption. Inspired by legislation in the US, UK and Netherlands, Article 17 of what is known as Sapin II, includes provisions requiring organizations above a certain size to...more
The workforce has moved online and harassment has followed, reports Angela Osborne, Regional Director of Guidepost Solutions. In fact, from the data she has seen, it has actually been increasing.
Some employees are feeling...more
Digitalization and the proliferation of apps have changed the relationship in healthcare between data, the patient and provider, explains Hema Lakkaraju, CEO and founder of Hayag Corporation. It is often unclear who is...more
1/28/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Blockchain ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers (CECO) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Ethics ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk
The Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal captured global headlines and was profoundly disruptive to the company, resulting in substantial penalties and a three-year monitorship under former Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson...more
The approach to compliance programs of the Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice has evolved considerably over the last few years, starting with the release of their watershed Evaluation of Corporate Compliance...more
1/14/2021
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Compliance Monitoring ,
Cooperation ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Remediation ,
Self-Reporting
Recently the Health Care Compliance Association released the new Health Care Privacy Handbook, 3rd Edition.
https://www.hcca-info.org/health-care-privacy-handbook
To learn what’s new in the book and in healthcare privacy...more
12/22/2020
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
FERPA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
HIPAA Breach ,
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Medical Records ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Privacy Act of 1974
There has been much discussion over the years about the relationship between enterprise risk management (ERM) and compliance risk management. Making the discussions more complex has been a tendency to approach risk management...more
It’s a very busy time for compliance professionals overseeing businesses operating in India, reports Arpinder Singh, India & Emerging Markets Leader at EY Forensic & Integrity Services. There are a dizzying number of new...more
12/4/2020
/ Auditors ,
Board of Directors ,
Business Disruption ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corruption ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Ethics ,
India ,
Insider Trading ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Whistleblowers
Germany has proposed legislation, likely to be ratified this Fall, that would mark a major change in how the government there enforces criminal violations in the corporate sector. The Corporate Sanctions Act, or CSA, would,...more
In the latest episode of the Compliance Perspectives podcast we are joined by Daniel Kahn, the Acting Chief of the Fraud Section at the Department of Justice.
We begin the conversation with a discussion of the latest...more
11/5/2020
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Internal Controls
Few things send shivers down the spines of compliance officers more than reports that one of their own has been found personally liable for wrongdoing at their organization.
And while some have tried to increase those fears,...more
Keeping up with the latest sanctions requirements is very difficult. Names of individuals and organizations are added and removed frequently, and there are multiple prohibited persons and entities lists to track. The US...more
The value of good risk management, both in compliance programs and even our personal lives, has never been more important. These days we find ourselves recalculating everything from the compliance risk of a new business...more
9/10/2020
/ Anti-Bribery ,
Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Business Strategies ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Compliance ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Ethics ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Social Media ,
Third-Party Risk
Staying on top of what’s new in data privacy is tough. As Robert Bond, Partner and Notary Public at the UK-based law firm Bristows explains, over 100 countries have drafted or implemented new data privacy laws in 2019.
To...more
9/3/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Risk
When it comes to battling corruption, different countries in Latin America (and elsewhere for that matter) have different capabilities from an enforcement perspective.
As Geert Aalbers, Partner at Control Risks explains in...more
When Lisa Gross, Ethics Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin and Art Weiss, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Tamko Building Products set to work as co-chairs of the Ethics Track for the 2020 Virtual Compliance & Ethics...more
The only thing better than a good compliance case study is eighteen of them, and that’s what you’ll find at the 2020 Virtual Compliance & Ethics Institute, taking place September...more
In 2020 the SCCE will again be proud to offer the Compliance Law track at the 2020 Virtual Compliance & Ethics Institute....more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sent shockwaves through the privacy community last week. As Jonathan Armstrong of Cordery explains in this podcast, it put an effective end to the Privacy Shield because of...more
As compliance teams seek to extend their reach into the organization, one idea that has emerged in the development of compliance champions. But what is a compliance champion and how does it work?
In this podcast Duncan...more
All codes of conduct share a common goal of shaping employee decisions and actions. Yet codes differ in terms of size and scope. Some are quite brief, while others are dozens of pages long.
Darrell Contreras, Chief...more
Willie Garson has committed more crimes than anyone you have ever met or will ever meet in your life.
Fortunately, the crimes have been fictional. He played the character Mozzie on White Collar for five seasons, had a...more
What can Jay Kogen, a writer and producer of shows such as The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle and Frasier, teach compliance professionals? A lot, as it turns out, as compliance training evolves to include more humor and...more
There are few businesses seen as more essential today than FedEx. Its trucks have become a lifeline for many. But just because a company can and must operate, doesn’t mean it enjoys carte blanche to do what it likes. The...more