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The Volkov Law Group

A Speak Up Culture Depends on Follow Through and Accountability

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Corporate leaders often talk to the talk when it comes to a Speak Up culture.  In theory, many business leaders can articulate their commitment to a Speak Up culture by emphasizing the importance of employees raising...more

Littler

Employees, Political Advocacy and the NLRB – What Can an Employer Do?

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In the first few weeks of the Trump Presidency, there have been numerous marches, protests and other forms of political advocacy expressing views both in support of and in opposition to the President’s various appointments,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Shareholders Will Get to Trial in Petrobras Corruption Scandal Action

Yesterday I wrote about what may well be the next great bribery and corruption scandal across the globe involving the Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). However, the current largest corruption...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 153-Doing Compliance in an Economic Downturn

The energy industry is in turmoil from the drop in the price of oil from $100 down to around $50 per barrel. Many energy companies have laid off up to 30% of their workforce. What can you do from the compliance perspective...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Good Bye to Mr. Cub, the Siege of Vienna and Doing More Compliance with Less

Let’s play two! That was perhaps the most famous maxim from Ernie Banks, who died this past weekend at the age of 83. As for a sobriquet, it does not get much better than being known as ‘Mr. Cub’ from any baseball fan from 9...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 122-with Matt Kelly on Alstom, Avon and Petrobras

In this episode, Compliance Week Editor-in-Chief Matt Kelly and I discuss the Avon and Alstom FCPA enforcement actions and then take a look at the ongoing Petrobras corruption scandal and what it means for Brazil. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Marx Brothers Compliance Week Continues – The Stateroom Scene and High-Risk

I continue my exploration of the Marx Brothers’ movies by looking at the famous Stateroom scene from the MGM release A Night at the Opera. In researching this I was somewhat stunned to find that the scene was written and...more

Gray Reed

The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels

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Do bystanders see oil and gas producers as taking a stand for morality? Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress says they should. He approaches the value of fossil fuels in our society differently from most...more

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