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EEOC Birmingham Office Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Consulate

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/17/2013

Agreement Establishes Ongoing Collaborative Relationship to Combat Discrimination - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sign a Memorandum of...more

Mexico's New Privacy Notice Guidelines Require Immediate Action

by Javiera Medina Reza | Littler on 4/8/2013

On April 17, 2013, Mexico's new Privacy Notice Guidelines will go into effect. The Guidelines impose extensive requirements for furnishing adequate data privacy notices and obtaining consent before personal data is collected...more

Wal-Mart Cover Up- Would a Hot-Line Have Helped?

by Thomas Fox on 11/8/2012

I do not know if Wal-Mart had a “hotline” in 2005, but in order to give employees and/ or third parties the tools necessary to alert executives or members of the Board of Directors to potential illegal or questionable...more

When in Rome...(U.S Law Still Applies): Lessons of Wal-Mart, News Corp. & the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/25/2012

The old DC adage, never do anything you wouldn’t want to see reported on the front page of the New York Times, must have taken on a very personal meaning to the senior management and directors of Wal-Mart and News Corp. Both...more

With Wal-Mart Claims, Greater Attention On A Law

by Mintz Levin - Corporate & Securities on 5/7/2012

Originally publish in The New York Times on April 25, 2012 A decade ago, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars American companies from bribing officials overseas, was rarely enforced or discussed. Today, it...more

Brand Names and More (Why the Wal-Mart Bribery Case is a Big Deal)

by Matteson Ellis on 5/2/2012

Will the Wal-Mart bribery case in Mexico have a lasting effect on compliance? Or is it a fleeting headline? This article discusses some reasons they this FCPA case will matter....more

Wal-Mart May Face FCPA Charges Over Mexican Bribery Plot

by Mintz Levin - Corporate & Securities on 4/30/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York (April 23, 2012, 9:40 PM ET) Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and some of its executives may face criminal charges and millions of dollars' worth of civil penalties in the wake of a report...more

Worst Part of Wal-Mart Bribery Case Is Failure to Conduct Proper Investigation

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/25/2012

Over the weekend, The New York Times broke a major story, publishing a highly detailed 8,000-word article that seems to indicate that Wal-Mart not only engaged in a pattern of bribery of Mexican government officials in the...more

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