Companies receiving agency-supported financing should implement anti-human trafficking compliance to avoid potential liability.
U.S. law creates corporate liability for foreign and domestic entities operating in the United...more
11/6/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Criminal Liability ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
OPIC ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Supply Chain
New policy seeks to reduce the burden of navigating anti-corruption investigations and enforcement actions by multiple authorities.
The new DOJ policy seeks to increase coordination on FCPA and related anti-corruption...more
Smaller banks and money services businesses should expand their AML compliance to mitigate human trafficking corporate liability.
Aside from the Bank Secrecy Act, federal law creates corporate liability for financial...more
5/2/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Money Services Business ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
VTVPA
Recent U.S. lawsuit against corporations, including major hotel chains, shines the spotlight on the need for anti-human trafficking compliance.
U.S. law creates corporate liability for entities, such as hotels, casinos and...more
2/6/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Corporate Liability ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Private Right of Action ,
Prostitution ,
Punitive Damages ,
Risk Management ,
Sex Trafficking ,
VTVPA
On February 8, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a list of important topics and sample questions that the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section has frequently found relevant in evaluating the adequacy of a...more
3/10/2017
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ethics ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Internal Reporting ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Assessment ,
Tone At The Top ,
Yates Memorandum