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20 Steps To Avoid Employment Lawsuits

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I have been asked by more than one frustrated California employer how to avoid or reduce employment lawsuits. It is not easy question to answer as there are many variables that go into generating employment law claims....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Starbucks and Lessons for the Compliance Practitioner in Risk Management

Recently Starbucks generated extremely negative news for having Philadelphia police arrest two persons who were waiting for a third person for a meeting. I want to use this most recent black eye for Starbucks and an earlier...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Retooling Your Compliance Program

Today’s lesson from the world of sports informs our discussion of compliance and the risk management process; consisting of forecasting, risk assessment and risk management as a way to retool the focus of your compliance...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Survey Shows Employees Top Security Risk for Companies

A recent survey conducted by Arlington Research for OneLogin in May 2016 of 1,022 respondents found what most of us already know: employees continue to be a high risk for employers when it comes to security risk. The...more

Burr & Forman

Dealing with Violence in Wake of the Attack in Orlando

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The weekend of June 11, 2016, saw another act of violence committed against innocent and unsuspecting people as they gathered together, an occurrence that has become all too frequent in today's world. While the latest attack...more

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Is Your Workplace Violence Plan Ready? 5 Essential Elements of a Comprehensive Plan

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, one out of every six violent crimes occurs in the workplace. These crimes include assaults, rapes, robberies, and—on rare occasions—homicides. Employees, customers, and third-party...more

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At Will? What’s That?

Did you know that employees in most countries outside the United States have a contractual right to continued employment, whether or not they have written contract? If an employer does not provide an employee with a written...more

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group

Fighting Back: Identifying Risks Posed by an Angry Current or Former Employee

Something lost is always in the last place you look (by definition). It can also sometimes be in the first. Although technology has made it possible for outsiders to manipulate and infiltrate your company’s systems...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Emergence of Transgender Status Issues in Workplace Raises Compliance Questions for Employers

Transgender issues have been grabbing headlines in recent months—perhaps most notably with Bruce Jenner’s televised announcement about his gender transition. Beyond the bright lights of pop culture, a wave of litigation and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Guidance for Incident Response Plans  

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Organizations are preparing for data incidents and breaches by developing, updating, implementing, and testing incident response plans. This article provides a checklist of key components of an incident response plan. ...more

BakerHostetler

The BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report 2015

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The rate of disclosures of security incidents in 2015 continues at a pace that caused many to call 2013 and then 2014 “the year of the breach.” Most incidents are described publicly with attention-grabbing terms such as...more

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BakerHostetler Partner Paul Karlsgodt Discusses Privacy Class Actions

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Paul Karlsgodt, Leader of BakerHostetler's Class Action Defense team, talks about class actions privacy and litigation issues....more

Stoel Rives LLP

Are You Ready to be Ambushed? NLRB’s New “Quickie Election” Rules Become Effective

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As we have previously reported, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) new rules governing union representation elections go into effect today, April 14, 2015. Congress passed a resolution disapproving the new...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Top Five Resolutions for Covered Entities and Business Associates in 2015

The New Year is here. It is time to make those 2015 resolutions, and not just those for getting fit and healthy. Resolve now to improve your organization’s compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Germany in the World Cup and the Alstom FCPA Enforcement Action – Part II

“It was important that we played our game for 90 minutes.” That line was found in a The Daily Telegraph article entitled “The unthinkable scoreline: Brazil 1, Germany 7” by Jeremy Wilson. It was a quote from Mats Hummels,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Data Breach Prevention and Response: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls and Implementing Best Practices to Protect Your Company

In This Presentation: - Overview of data breach landscape - Data breach response ..Technical best practices ..Legal best practices - Data breach prevention ..Technical best practices ..Legal best...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

With the Latest Workplace Violence, Is It Time To Review Your Workplace Safety Policies?

The travesty of the latest workplace violence – a shooting on September 23, 2014 at UPS’s Birmingham Alabama facility and the beheading at a Vaughan Foods plant in Oklahoma – is a reminder that all employers must be vigilant...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 88, Internal Controls for Third Parties Under the FCPA, Part I

In this episode 88 of the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report, I visit with noted internal controls expert Henry Mixon on the types of internal controls needed for third parties in a FCPA compliance program. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Trade Secrets – Protecting the (Corporate) Family Jewels

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Disputes regarding trade secrets and corporate espionage are becoming perpetual fixtures in the news. One of the most common scenarios is that a key employee departs to join a competitor and his or her former employer quickly...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Risk Assessments-the Cornerstone of Your Compliance Program, Part II

One of the questions that I hear most often is how does one actually perform a risk assessment? Mike Volkov has suggested a couple of different approaches in his article “Practical Suggestions for Conducting Risk...more

The Volkov Law Group

Antitrust Enforcement and Compliance Programs

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The Department of Justice had a record year in criminal antitrust enforcement. Global enforcement and coordination continues to increase. As a result, global companies face significant antitrust risk from cartel activity. ...more

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FCPA Compliance Programs A Review of Best Practices

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In response to aggressive FCPA enforcement, the compliance industry has embraced innovative strategies and tools. Whether your company is large, medium or small, it is important to stay abreast of industry best practices....more

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Building an Anti Corruption Compliance Program Practical Steps 2 18 14, 9 02 AM

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Companies face many risks in the anti-corruption enforcement arena. With the growing globalization of anti-corruption enforcement, companies are responding quickly by enhancing their anti-corruption compliance programs. ...more

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Five Most Common Weaknesses in Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs

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In this Internet-age of ADHD and simplistic thinking, I thought I would contribute this week by putting together some lists of common themes in the ethics and compliance world. Unfortunately, we are all addicted to quick...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Continuous Improvement Of Your Compliance Program, Part II

Anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering (AML) programs policies and procedures and even export control systems are seemingly in a constant state of evolution. Many companies are struggling with the challenge of...more

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