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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fraud Risks in Nonprofit Organizations: Eight Steps Nonprofits Can Take Today To Mitigate Fraud Risks

Fraud is a pervasive and costly issue that can affect all types of organizations, including nonprofits. Nonprofit organizations are especially vulnerable due to limited resources, less staff resources, and, in many cases,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Six Essential Tips for Avoiding Labor Charging Issues on Government Contracts

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In honor of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for government contractors to avoid labor charging issues when working on federal contracts. Labor...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Emerging Threat: Task-Based Employment Scams Target Businesses and Their Employees

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A new wave of sophisticated gamified job scams, often called task scams, is targeting both companies and job seekers, according to recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data. These scams trick people into performing simple,...more

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5 Strategies for a Future-Proof CFO: Leading Finance in a Dynamic Business Environment

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The office of the chief financial officer (CFO) is a revolving door – as of Q1 2024, CFO turnover has reached the highest level in three years, now only sitting on the hot seat between two and five years. The CFO role has...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

A Shifting Mindset Towards Prevention

I do not think it would be too controversial to say that compliance programs play a crucial role in ensuring that organizations adhere to legal and ethical standards. That is basically what we are all striving to do. However,...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] Controlling Your Risk And Regulatory Obligations With A Hybrid Workforce – Is That Even Possible? - June 21st, 11:00 am...

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Hybrid working maybe the new norm in 2022 but the FCA is keeping a watchful eye on how firms continue to meet their regulatory responsibilities and effectively control the risks. With the regulator reviewing a firm's remote...more

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[Webinar] Controlling your risk and regulatory obligations with a hybrid workforce – is that even possible? - May 12th, 11:00 am -...

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Hybrid working maybe the new norm in 2022 but the FCA is keeping a watchful eye on how firms continue to meet their regulatory responsibilities and effectively control the risks. With the regulator reviewing a firm's remote...more

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6 Steps to Implementing an Effective Corporate Compliance Strategy

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It’s no secret that compliance is a huge part of a corporate lawyer’s job. Whether it’s internal or external compliance, there’s a lot that needs to be done to keep a business operating smoothly and on the right side of the...more

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IT and Corporate Compliance: Bridging the Gap in the Era of Remote and Hybrid Work

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In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a prime example of punctuated equilibrium. Shifts that have been slowly building for decades seemingly occurred overnight, giving us the contradictory sense that these changes...more

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Cruella at Work: How to Eradicate Toxic Managers from Your Business

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With the Memorial Day holiday weekend came the release of Disney’s next sure-to-be blockbuster movie, Cruella. Based on the classic animated film 101 Dalmatians, Cruella tells the story of Cruella de Vil, the evil...more

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4 Ways to Protect ePHI Beyond HIPAA Compliance

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Given the choice between credit card data and digital health records, cybercriminals prefer the latter. A stolen credit card can be canceled. Electronic protected health information (ePHI) with its treasure-trove of...more

King & Spalding

Corporate Compliance Programs: DOJ Issues Updated Guidance: Ten Takeaways for In-House Legal and Compliance Leaders

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On April 30, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski unveiled an update to the Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs during a speech in Dallas, Texas. In issuing the new document (the...more

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Time to Update Corporate Compliance Programs Following DOJ Guidance

Companies must now address three questions proactively. On April 30, 2019, the DOJ’s Criminal Division issued updated guidance on how it will evaluate corporate compliance programs in its charging decisions going forward....more

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DOJ’s New Corporate Compliance Guidance: Training and Communications, Reporting and Investigations, Third-Party Management and...

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The Justice Department’s new Corporate Compliance Guidance is keyed to the concept of a “well-designed compliance program.” Under this concept, we first examined risk assessments and policies and procedures. ...more

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Fraud Detection: New Technologies and Analytics (Part II of III)

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The battle against fraud is evolving and technology is providing new and important tools to detect and prevent fraud. Companies are using a variety of techniques and include: continuous monitoring; email monitoring; anomaly...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Don’t Let Spoofing Fool You – SEC Says Internal Accounting Controls Should Address Cyber Threats

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On October 16, 2018, the SEC released an Investigative Report detailing recent email spoofing schemes that caused nine public companies to lose a total of nearly $100 million. Building on its February 2018 guidance about the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What is the role of a CCO in strengthening the ethical culture of an organization?

Today, I want to consider what is the role of a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) in strengthening the ethical culture of an organization.  This blog post is based on, in part in an interview I did with Eric Feldman from...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Operationalizing compliance through tailored compliance training

I have considered this in the context of third-parties, forecasting and the risk management process and through the use of a root cause analysis. Today, I want to conclude this week’s blog posts with a post on...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Uber Board Report – Part II: Internal Controls

I continue my blog post series on the Holder Report (Report) to the Board of Directors of Uber Technology, Inc. (Uber) where the Board asked Holder’s law firm, Covington & Burling LLP (Covington), to evaluate three issues:...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

White Collar Enforcement and the New Trump Administration: Your Top Ten Questions Answered

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Enforcement activity under the Obama administration often made headlines for the eye-popping level of fines, with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, and economic sanctions...more

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