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
Improving a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) can be challenging. Drafting and revising policies and procedural manuals and presenting these initiatives to faculty, the Board, and the community requires a thoughtful...more
Schwabe’s recently published report, “State of Healthcare in the Pacific Northwest,” offers reason for optimism. It notes that over 40% of the healthcare workers in Oregon and Washington who responded to the firm’s survey...more
The White House has released a COVID-19 preparedness plan that assumes we will be living with the virus for the long term. The 96-page plan has four primary goals: (1) protect against and treat COVID-19, (2) prepare for...more
On December 1, 2021, sweeping changes to Alberta's current occupational health and safety legislation will come into force. The new laws rectify many of the previous challenges that arose from ambiguous and overly...more
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) – the federal agency tasked with ensuring that working conditions are safe and healthful by setting and enforcing standards and by providing...more
Effective May 3, 2021, the California Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, applicable to non-health care settings, in response to the Interim Public Health...more
Taking the lead on permanently enshrining COVID-19-related health and safety protocols into law, on May 5, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed A2681B/S1034—the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or “Act”)....more
Effective May 4, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OR OSHA”) published its final rule requiring Oregon employers to continue to implement safety measures to protect against the spread of...more
For the past year, Washington employers have been required to accommodate those employees characterized by the CDC as being at high risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19. Required accommodations can include allowing...more
As our regular Education Law Notes’ readers know, we have provided cascades’ worth of updates on federal and state COVID-19 guidance during this year long pandemic. There are many signs of optimism, as infection rates drop,...more
The national vaccination campaign has picked up measurable momentum. Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to recede from scary winter highs. Even cautious state and local officials are easing public health...more
With distribution of COVID-19 vaccines moving ahead full-steam, an end to the pandemic may be in sight in the coming months. However, what is collectively known as the “new normal” still comes with a minefield of unanswered...more
As patients who have suffered through catastrophic injury or illness know, the recovery process can be a tough slog. Good days. And bad. Positive signs. Negative ones, too. This is the difficult up-and-down the nation is...more
With COVID-19 vaccinations underway across the United States, many employers are considering whether to implement a mandatory employee vaccination policy. The following Q&A presents various legal and practical considerations...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently updated its recordkeeping guidance, mandating that covered employers closely monitor and report certain work-related injuries or illnesses. Included among...more
As the nation recoils from the deadly insurrectionist attack on Congress and the United States Capitol, a direct line also must be drawn to the huge health harms that President Trump and his administration incited with a...more
After months of deliberation and endless negotiation, Congress sealed the deal late Sunday night on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. While...more
Employers should be mindful of a new law, California A.B. 685, which goes into effect on January 1, 2021 and creates reporting obligations that require employers of all sizes to provide written notice of their industrial and...more
In a further attempt to "bend the curve" and to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he is "pulling the emergency brake" on the state's reopening plans, and California has issued...more
As the winter of 2020-21 descends, the coronavirus pandemic is raging, unchecked, from coast-to-coast while the folks in control of the federal government sulk and seem to have checked out from their governing roles....more
As the holiday season approaches and COVID-19 cases surge, many employers are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in their workplaces. Most employees are suffering from fatigue, burnout, isolation, and loneliness from...more
On November 18, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz dialed back Minnesota’s phased reopening and ongoing loosening of COVID-19–related restrictions by issuing Emergency Executive Order (EO) 20-99, “Implementing a Four Week Dial...more
On November 22, 2020, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that it would be shutting down all outdoor dining for a minimum of three weeks. The order will take effect on Wednesday, November 25 at 10 pm,...more
Michigan’s rate of COVID-19 infection seems to be increasing each day, as does the volume of orders, rules, and guidance documents applicable to Michigan businesses operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. MDHHS Emergency...more
On November 10, 2020, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued an Agency Instruction creating a state emphasis program (SEP) to help ensure office workers are protected from COVID-19. The...more