The gender equity movement focused higher education institutions on pay equality. For example, in 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the University of Denver alleging gender discrimination in...more
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently launched investigations into at least a half dozen top research institutions for failing to disclose foreign-sourced gifts or contracts. Under section 117 of the Higher...more
2/27/2020
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Disclosure Requirements ,
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Educational Assistance Programs ,
Educational Institutions ,
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Foreign Investment ,
Gifts ,
Government Investigations ,
Government-Owned Corporation ,
Higher Education Act ,
Research and Development
The wave of federal charges against some fifty individuals for college admissions fraud and testing bribery schemes caught numerous universities and much of the United States by surprise. This growing scandal has already...more
3/20/2019
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College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Universities ,
White Collar Crimes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed three rule changes last week to the commission’s whistleblower program, including one that would authorize the SEC to “downward adjust” monetary awards in large actions for...more
7/2/2018
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Proposed Amendments ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The U.S. Department of Justice—widely criticized for the perceived lack of cases brought against corporate executives—on September 9, 2015 issued to all U.S. attorneys a new directive designed to hold more individuals...more
Charles Duross, deputy chief of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Fraud Section, offered white collar crime practitioners rare insight into the DOJ’s and the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more