Compliance Tip of the Day: Rethinking Corporate AI Governance Through Design Intelligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 4, Culture
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Governance Framework: Part 1, Introduction
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Control Deficiencies
FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls
Key Discovery Points: BYOD Case Law Covering Subpoenas and Employee Handbooks
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 5 – Monitoring Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 4 - Control Information and Communication
Hospice Insights Podcast - Election Inspection: Be Proactive to Avoid Costly Election Statement Denials
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 3 – Control Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day – COSO Objective 1 – Control Environment
Compliance Tip of the Day: Code of Conduct as an Internal Control
Rethinking Records Retention
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Controls for GTE
FCPA Compliance Report: Revolutionizing Speak Up: Ariel D. Weindling on Enhancing Whistleblower Systems
Compliance Tip of the Day: Implementing Internal Controls
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Compliance Amidst a Global Consensus Breakdown
Running a restaurant in New York involves managing a fast-paced, labor-intensive business—and keeping up with employment laws can be overwhelming. One of the most common legal pitfalls restaurant owners face is overtime...more
The January 1, 2025, deadline imposed by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for all “reporting companies” formed prior to 2024 to file their initial beneficial ownership reports with FinCEN is rapidly approaching. Given the...more
On October 2, 2024, New York adopted new regulations requiring general hospitals to implement heightened cybersecurity safeguards. General hospitals, as defined in Article 28 of the NY Public Health Law, generally must begin...more
Conducting an independent AML audit at a frequency based on the nature, scale and complexity of the entity is a requirement under the AML Regulations. AML audits are an important component of the control environment to...more
Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC recently announced a number of additional enforcement actions relating to recordkeeping...more
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”) guidance. In a move that surprised no one (especially if companies have been reading...more
Every compliance program begins with a code of conduct. The code of conduct expresses a company’s fundamental values and its commitment to living by them. Although a code of conduct is usually a very high-level document, it...more
For institutions and organizations entrusted with the care of children, such as schools, daycares, hospitals, faith-based communities, camps and sports teams, the responsibility to safeguard their well-being is vital....more
On June 27, 2024, by near-unanimous vote, the California Legislature passed two bills enacting much-needed reform to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). We previously reported on the legislative compromise last week,...more
On June 18, 2024, Governor Newsom, in collaboration with legislative leaders, unveiled a landmark agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement comes before California voters could weigh in on...more
Generally speaking, investigatory procedures, including use of compulsory process, may be used by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorneys in connection with the spectrum of activities that the agency is authorized or...more
Mining companies operate in many countries where the risks related to the presence in the supply chain of forced and child labor tend to be high. If these companies also carry on certain business activities in Canada...more
Recent legislative developments in the United Kingdom, public remarks from the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and recent parliamentary hearings on the Post Office Horizon scandal put a spotlight on...more
Prohibitions targeted to prevent China’s exploitation of dual-use technology - On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed a historic Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security...more
Roundtable Discussion: Off-Channel Communications and Mobile Surveillance Policies - Surveillance, monitoring, escalation, and reporting are critical components to regulatory compliance and risk management. So is...more
With construction less impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and with a large number of projects in progress across the country, the industry is seeing a rebound in construction activity. This increase in activity, however,...more
On September 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) entered into a series of settled orders (“Orders”) against 15 broker-dealers and one affiliated investment adviser for widespread failures by the...more
On September 27, 2022, the SEC announced that it had sanctioned 15 Broker-Dealers and one affiliated RIA for widespread recordkeeping violations of Section 17(a)(1) of the Exchange Act and Rule 17a-4(b)(4) thereunder...more
On December 4, 2020, the SEC brought its first case charging a public company, The Cheesecake Factory, with making misleading disclosures about the effects of COVID-19 on its business operations and financial condition. The...more
Today I continue my exploration of the recently announced Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with the announcement of the...more