Managing Whistlelbowers
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels - The Valley of Fear, Sherlock Holmes’ Investigative Techniques for Today’s Challenges
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI, Whistleblowing and a Culture of Speak Up
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 56 – The Grasshopper Edition
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Control Improvement
Compliance into the Weeds: A Deep Dive into Employee Leaks and Corporate Culture
The EU Whistleblowing Directive
Six Steps Companies Can Take to Manage the Risk of Using Generative AI
Helpline Usage (or Lack Thereof)
Corporate Compliance and Enforcement Hot Topics with IBM VP, Una Dean
Encouraging Internal Whistleblowers
Encouraging Employee Feedback and Internal Whistleblowing
Integrity Matters: Fraud Trends for 2022, Ep. 1
JONES DAY TALKS®: The eBay Cyberstalking Case: Mitigating the Compliance Risks of Employee Misconduct
Doing Business in the European Union | Reporting Systems and the Importance of Culture & Language
Doing Business in the European Union | EU Directive, Following Up With The Whistleblower
Susan Roberts on Creating a Compliance Program Book
Day 1 of One Month to Better Investigations and Reporting-Introduction to Investigations and Internal Reporting
Employers across the U.S. must follow not only the workplace safety rules set out in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the “OSH Act”), but also its anti-retaliation protections — some of the strongest yet often...more
Virginia has two main laws protecting whistleblowers. The oldest, the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act (Act), Virginia Code §§ 2.2-3009 et seq., previously applied only to federal and state agencies before being...more
As employers across the country embrace the use of artificial intelligence in their workplace activities, federal and state lawmakers are lining up to consider guardrails on common AI practices. From hiring to performance...more
The European Union adopted the Whistleblower Protection Directive in 2019, seeking to establish a uniform complainant protection regime across EU Member States for individuals that report violations of a wide range of EU...more
If you’ve made the decision to implement an internal reporting system (or whistleblowing hotline), you might be wondering what to do next. ...more
Starting as of 17 December 2023, the new (more strict) requirements of the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act regarding internal reporting procedures for whistleblowers now also apply to midsize employers (those with 50-249...more
Optimize your compliance program with a “speak up” workplace culture - Building an organizational culture that encourages employee reporting is key to compliance program success. When employees are comfortable voicing...more
Challenges may arise when conducting an internal investigation related to an underlying disclosure by a whistleblower pursuant to the EU Directive, because companies must strictly comply with the GDPR. Failure to comply with...more
Since its enactment in 2019, the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Whistleblowing 2019/1931 (“EU Directive”) has required all 27 EU Member States to incorporate certain requirements pertaining to the protection of...more
When was the last time your organization received an anonymous compliance concern? Has it been so long you can’t recall? Maybe you consider yourself lucky that the organization has never received a concern on your watch, or...more
The EU Whistleblowing Directive has been implemented in Belgium and SMEs have only until 17 December to act. Here we consider some of the key details of the new Belgian legislation....more
Protection of whistleblowers has been on the EU’s agenda for quite some time. Four years ago the EU issued the EU Whistleblowing Directive throughout its Member States....more
Germany’s new Whistleblower Protection Act is now in force. Large and medium-sized companies need to act quickly to comply and avoid possible fines....more
While the world held its collective breath last month as search teams desperately looked for a missing submersible carrying five Titanic tourists, news reports began circulating of a former OceanGate director of marine...more
Most savvy employers know all too well the dangers of ignoring whistleblowers. Financial and reputational penalties can be steep. Originally published in Law360 on April 25, 2023....more
California Labor Code Section 1102.5(b) prohibits employers from retaliating against “whistleblowing” employees for disclosing information about suspected violations of law to a person with authority over the employee or...more
With a delay of almost one and a half years, the German legislator has implemented the so-called Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937) into German law: In mid-December 2022, the German Bundestag had passed the...more
As the last of the EU member states implement the Whistleblower Directive, we recap the new rules employers need to be aware of, and give our views on whether a ‘one size fits all’ approach is feasible....more
An overview of the Directive - Since the transposition deadline of the EU Whistleblowing Protection Directive on December 17, 2021, EU countries and organizations have been scrambling (and struggling) to transpose the rules...more
In data 15 marzo 2023 è stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il decreto legislativo 10 marzo 2023, n. 24, recane “attuazione della Direttiva (UE) 2019/1937 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 23 ottobre 2019,...more
Welcome back to our World Cup series, where we compare various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. We kicked off Parts One and Two of this series with vacation and sick leave...more
Expanded Japanese whistleblowing rules are among the latest to come into effect as part of a broad trend of increasing regulatory requirements for incident reporting across the globe. Previously in effect for large...more
By 17 December 2021, EU Member States were required to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into their national law. The Directive’s purpose is to provide more robust protection across all EU countries for...more
As the leading hotline provider in the global market, NAVEX is in the unique position of collecting and analyzing employee reporting trends. Each year, NAVEX issues an important report on current trends in employee...more
Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice submitted a new draft bill to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive should have been transposed by 17 December 2021 already. This...more