News & Analysis as of

Transparency Policies and Procedures

Guidepost Solutions LLC

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Is Your Child-Serving Organization Child Safe?

National Child Abuse Prevention Month reminds us of the importance of organizations and community members working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. In April each year, we are reminded of the staggering rate of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Women in Compliance: Creating Space to Speak Up: The Story Behind Psst.org

In this episode, Hemma and Ellen visit Jennifer Gibson and Rebecca Petras, two of Psst.org’s three co-founders, to discuss Creating Space to Speak Up and the organization’s story. Together, they discuss revolutionizing...more

Conn Kavanaugh

What Every Business Should Know About AI in 2025: Legal Perspectives and Predictions

Conn Kavanaugh on

Entering 2025, artificial intelligence (“AI”) has passed the hype stage and now drives transformation across industries by reshaping business operations, customer interactions, and regulatory environments. Understanding the...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New Federal Campus Hazing Act Creates Reporting Requirements for Higher Education Administrators

The bipartisan Stop Campus Hazing Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, imposes new federal requirements on colleges and universities nationwide, obligating them to track, report, and publicly disclose hazing...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Common Background Screening Mistakes

Did you know that 94% of companies perform background checks? Of those, almost all are criminal record checks, fingerprinting, and verifications. But is that the right approach? And with so many people doing them, it should...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

"Operation Chokepoint 2.0": De-banking policies and the adverse use of reputational risk in bank supervision

As we have previously noted, we expect that the second Trump Administration will be significantly more favorable to crypto than the Biden Administration, especially with the recent appointment of David Sacks as the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

PBM Policy and Legislative Update — Fall 2024

Mintz’s PBM practice is pleased to present its quarterly publication, PBM Policy and Legislative Update. This edition builds upon prior issues and summarizes activity from July through September that affects the PBM industry....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Happy Workers and Robots? DOL Guidance on AI and Well-Being

The landscape of employment is undergoing a seismic shift as employers increasingly integrate technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), into workplace practices. AI workplace uses include a variety of...more

NAVEX

How Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Compliance to Fight Fraud, Waste and Abuse

NAVEX on

Healthcare organizations face an ever-growing list of regulatory demands and risks, with Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) at the forefront. Addressing FWA is more than avoiding fines under regulations like the False Claims Act –...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Key Considerations for Selling AI Software to the Government

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on

The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more

BakerHostetler

What’s Hot in Healthcare: Digital Health Regulatory Update

BakerHostetler on

As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

People and Policy: Building Compliance and Ethics into Your Company’s DNA

It’s not enough to have the right policies in place — you have to embed those policies into the fabric of your organization. In today’s fast-paced and interconnected business world, ensuring compliance and building an...more

Perkins Coie

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks

Perkins Coie on

In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers, we address open-source software (OSS) supply chain risk. OSS is software developed using an “open-source” protocol, meaning that its code is fully...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The State of Ethics Hotlines in 2024

Leveraging 40,000 anonymous ethics hotline reports and expansive customer interviews, Syntrio’s latest analysis uncovers trends in misconduct, reporting, and more...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Senate Policy Roadmap Steers Generative AI Toward Transparency

In May 2024, the Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group released a roadmap to guide artificial intelligence (AI) policy in several sectors of the US economy, including intellectual property (IP)...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

All-In on AI: Bipartisan Senate AI Policy Roadmap Identifies Areas of Consensus

On March 15, 2024, the Bipartisan Senate Artificial Intelligence Working Group (the "AI Working Group")—led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Todd...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Importance of Whistleblower Protection and Wellbeing in the Age of Mental Health Awareness

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

There are countless examples in recent news highlighting the potential for far-reaching consequences when wrongdoing goes unchecked, and when whistleblowers face unbridled public scrutiny. Safety hazards could result in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Responsible AI – Everyone is Talking About it But What Is It?

The development of AI continues to advance at a blistering pace, increasing the need for companies to employ AI governance and adopt policies for the responsible development and deployment of AI. While the term “responsible...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

HR Compliance Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers

For HR leaders, HR compliance can sometimes seem as complex as a Rubik’s cube. In this comprehensive guide, we will demystify HR compliance for you and provide valuable insights to help your business stay on the right side of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2024

Welcome to the first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. In this edition, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: -...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Bytes and Boundaries: Why You Need an Employee AI Use Policy

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Employers know that artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, but so many are grappling with the initial question: where do we even begin? Recognizing the benefits of AI, many companies have decided that allowing...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

10 Common HRC Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on

For Human Resources, compliance is king. Ensuring that your organization follows all applicable laws and regulations is a legal obligation and crucial for maintaining a healthy and productive work environment. However,...more

NAVEX

5 Core Elements of a Digital Trust Program

NAVEX on

Nearly every company today relies on technology to operationalize their business in one form or another. While the use cases for technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), vary among companies and industries, its...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Biden Executive Order Calls for HHS to Establish Health Care-Specific Artificial Intelligence Programs and Policies

On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration released and signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Executive Order) that articulates White House...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules Explained — Part 2: The Preferential Treatment Rule

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address certain conflicts of interest and...more

57 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide