Labor & Employment Law, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 9: Bills Make Significant Progress in the House

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/16/2013

Legislators convened for a three-day work week that ended in early adjournment on Thursday afternoon as lawmakers left Montgomery to beat anticipated severe weather. Day 20 concluded a week that saw progress on several...more

Breaking Bad: When A Good Employee Goes Bad?

by Michael Volkov on 3/19/2013

No matter how strong a company’s compliance program, there is always a risk. No matter how many times employees are trained, complete certifications and are reminded of their FCPA compliance obligations, there is always a...more

Socio-Economic and Cultural Risk Factors That Drive Corruption: A Focus on the ‘Supply Side’ of the Equation

by Thomas Fox on 2/6/2013

This is the last installment of my three party series regarding Occupational Fraud. One can never lose focus on what I consider the key question as they enter or play within the international arena: What are the...more

Bank Liability to Non-Customers in a Ponzi Scheme

by Timothy R. Moore | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/18/2012

The morning news reports flashes a report that your customer was actually a Ponzi scheme and defrauded numerous people. Of course, this is terrible news for the innocent victims, but, you ask yourself, could my bank be...more

Why Status Matters

by King & Spalding on 10/10/2012

The UK Court of Appeal recently decided that a law firm partner was not a “worker” of the firm. The partner could not, therefore, bring a whistleblowing claim against the firm after she was dismissed from the partnership...more

Hack Attack: US Financial Institutions in the Cross-Hairs

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 9/28/2012

Last week the FBI released a fraud alert warning financial institutions that cyber criminals have been using tactics such as spam and phishing emails to obtain employee log-in credentials. After obtaining the credentials the...more

The Time is Now: Wage Theft Prevention Act Compliance Tips

by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 1/23/2012

The hot topic of discussion in all HR circles surrounds the first annual notice that is required to be provided to all employees this month under the Wage Theft Prevention Act. In prior Alerts, we informed you of the various...more

White Collar Crime & Investigations Law Update - April 2011

by Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 4/14/2011

In this issue: Skilling and Honest Services Fallout; and New Whistleblower Provision. Excerpt from 'Skilling and Honest...' Federal prosecutors announced on January 13, 2011 that they would not seek to retry convicted...more

Tax Consequences for Customer Data Theft

by Sanford Millar on 9/28/2010

Identity theft is not a trivial issue. The costs to our national, state and local economies, businesses and individual consumers are substantial. According to Forbes, the 2009 estimated cost of identity theft was $54 billion....more

The Criminal Provisions of ERISA

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/4/2010

As has been widely reported, the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) responsible for the administration of ERISA has publicly suggested that DOL, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),...more

FAR Rules for Stimulus Funded Contracts: Alert 2 - Enhanced Whistleblower Protections

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/6/2009

In our May 5, 2009, Alert, we addressed the recent issuance of five Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") Counsel interim rules1 that are required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA" or "Stimulus...more

Keeping Your Jurors Organized

by G. Christopher Ritter on 10/27/2008

Our society values spontaneous creativity: We marvel at jazz improvisations, delight in a stand-up comic?s ability to create something out of nothing and admire an artist who quickly turns a blank canvas into a gorgeous...more