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McGlinchey Stafford

Don’t Talk Politics at a Cocktail Party but Can Employees Talk Politics at Work?

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Come November, the United States citizens will vote for the next president. While all presidential elections cause differences of opinion (and sometimes hurt feelings), when can an employee talk politics at work? When can...more

Ius Laboris

Toolkit for an ethical way forward

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It used to be a ‘nice to have’, but possibly not something employers felt they needed to expend a lot of effort achieving: we are talking here about building an ethical HR practice. But COVID has raised the stakes and made...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Crossing the Line: Hospitality, Gifts, and Unfair Dismissal

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Mr D Thompson v Informatica Software Ltd- In a recent appeal at the EAT an individual (the “appellant”), who had been a senior employee of the employer (ISL), was found to have been fairly dismissed for gross misconduct...more

NAVEX

3 Ways to Boost Compliance During COVID-19

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Companies have been moving at breakneck speed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a compliance professional, you’ve been there: from work-from-home and planning to go back to work, to layoffs and furloughs, to sales...more

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[Webinar] Truth or Consequences: Demonstrating Regulator Ready Compliance Plans vs Consequences of “First Draft” Plans - July...

Main Points Covered: - Elements of a regulator’s thought process: understanding the use of your compliance information (or lack thereof) to determine consequences - Ways to demonstrate plan effectiveness for government...more

Fisher Phillips

Men Refusing To Work Alone With Women: The HR And Legal Guide

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Can a sincerely held religious belief – or a wife’s personal jealousy – justify a male employee refusing to work with women coworkers or other professional contacts? A federal district court in North Carolina is poised to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Assessing Integrity in Your Organization

After a short detour to the Business Roundtable’s Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, we return to the recent set of articles in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) White Collar crime special section. Today, I want to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

A Fourth World Cup and Compliance

Today we honor the US Women’s Soccer team who won their fourth World Cup over the weekend by defeating The Netherlands. The US controlled the entire match, much as they had for the entire tournament. They were tested to be...more

White & Case LLP

Chapter 13: Cross-Border Data Transfers – Unlocking the EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Why does this topic matter to organisations? In today's world, it is increasingly important to be able to move data freely to wherever those data are needed. However, the transfer of personal data to recipients outside the...more

FordHarrison

Workplace romances: Do they ‘Suit’ your company?

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Workplace romances, especially between persons at different levels in a company, can lead to HR nightmares. Notably, some polls reflect that more than 80% of employees have been involved in, or know about co-workers who have...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-17 – Engaging Your Employees in Today’s Workplace, Featuring Rick Turner at Whirlpool Corporation

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Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses how to engage your employees in today’s unique workplace and navigate a multi-jurisdictional set of employment laws. This episode...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Operationalizing Compliance Through Your Tone in the Middle

One of the ways that Human Resources (HR) can help to operationalize compliance is to assist each level of an organization to have a proper tone. While the top of an organization rightly gets much of attention, the tone about...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 15 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-Employment Separation Issues

Employment separation and layoffs can present some unique challenges for the compliance practitioner. Employees can use layoffs to claim that they were retaliated against for a wide variety of complaints, including those for...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 11 of One Month to Better Compliance Through HR-the Fair Process Doctrine

Procedural fairness is one of the things that will bring credibility to your Compliance Program. Today it is called the Fair Process Doctrine and this Doctrine generally recognizes that there are fair procedures, not...more

The Volkov Law Group

Match Made in Heaven: Compliance and Human Resources

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The corporate compliance function is only as successful as its partnerships with key internal constituencies. Depending on the company and the personnel involved, compliance has to establish and maintain effective working...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Hallmark 6-Incentives and Disciplinary Measures

The FCPA Guidance states, “In addition to evaluating the design and implementa­tion of a compliance program throughout an organization, enforcement of that program is fundamental to its effec­tiveness. A compliance program...more

NAVEX

Top Ten Ethics & Compliance Predictions & Recommendations for 2016

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To help with our predictions and recommendations, we’ve talked with industry experts, our colleagues at NAVEX Global, and ethics and compliance professionals from our more than 12,500 client organizations. Based on their...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Structures Week III – The Roman Arch and Resourcing Your Compliance Program

I continue my Great Structures Week with focus on structural engineering innovations from ancient Rome. I am drawing these posts from The Teaching Company course, entitled “Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures:...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Disruptive, Aged & Impaired Physicians Legal Updates

In This Presentation: - What is Disruptive/Impaired Behavior? - Main Impediments to Addressing Unprofessional Behavior - Components of Successful Policies - A Legal Perspective - Joint Commission and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Economic Downturn Week, Part II – The Golden Gate Bridge and Employment Separation – Hotlines and Whistleblowers During Layoffs

I use the Golden Gate Bridge as an entrée to my continued discussion on the series on steps that you can use in your compliance program if you find yourself, your company or your industry in an economic downturn. Whether you...more

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