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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

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

California Labor and Employment Law Updates for 2025

As we move into 2025, California continues its trend of enacting progressive and comprehensive labor and employment laws. The new legislative updates span a range of critical issues, including whistleblowing, discrimination,...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The Blueprint for a Speak-Up Culture: Driving Change with Policy Alignment

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Tips for boosting employee confidence and transparency with robust policy alignment practices. Now more than ever, employees are taking the initiative to report unethical behavior in the workplace and voice their...more

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Turning the SEC Enforcement Results into Opportunity: Historic Penalties Signal a Compliance Shift

The SEC’s fiscal year 2024 enforcement results signal a pivotal moment for U.S. capital markets. Despite a 26% decline in the total number of enforcement actions compared to 2023 (sitting at a total of 583 for this year), the...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Legal Updates for Illinois Employers in 2025

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In 2025, Illinois will have several new laws and regulations going into effect. The following article summarizes many of these new laws. ...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 Trends Shaping Whistleblower Regulations in 2025

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In 2025, whistleblower regulations are poised for major evolution, reflecting a renewed commitment to transparency and accountability. The Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) 2023 survey revealed a startling statistic:...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Navigating International Whistleblower Protection Laws: Key Regulations Around the World

Foster better organizational transparency with insights into whistleblowing regulations and safeguards across the globe. Whistleblowers act as vigilant public advocates, exposing fraud and abuse. According to the...more

NAVEX

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

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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

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Avoiding Corporate Skeletons in the Closet: The Importance of Ethics Hotlines

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Ensure a skeleton-free zone in your organization by maintaining accountability with ethics hotlines. Corporate scandals can shake the trust and reputation of any company. Take, for example, the recent case where the...more

Allen Matkins

Two Commissioners Fault Lack Of Transparency In SEC Whistleblower Awards

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About eight years ago, I propounded the following five theses regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower bounty program...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

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

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Is Tax Whistleblowing Making A Comeback?

Takeaways: •The IRS is modernizing its somewhat anemic whistleblower program. •IRS whistleblower awards are finally rebounding. •The IRS is aggressively targeting high-net-worth taxpayers and large corporations. ...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Boeing: Accept the Omnibus Monitor Approach

I recently wrote a series of blog posts and articles on why the Department of Justice (DOJ) should think big and go big with a completely new approach to the monitorship for Boeing under its agreement to take a guilty plea....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too

The use of data analytics to identify potential violations of law has become increasingly sophisticated. Agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have led the charge, employing risk-based data tools to...more

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ECI’s 2023 Global Business Ethics Survey Reveals Harsh Realities About E&C Programs

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The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) recently released its 2023 Global Business Ethics Survey (GBES), which revealed some very concerning findings. For ethics and compliance officers globally, the findings highlight...more

A&O Shearman

Belgian investigations trends and developments in white collar crime

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We continue to see increased investigation and prosecution of corruption, fraud, modern slavery and workplace misconduct, especially in the construction, transportation and financial sectors. Investigations are boosted by...more

NAVEX

EU Whistleblower Protection Directive Essentials

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Following the introduction of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive on December 21, 2021, EU member states and institutions have been working diligently to incorporate the regulations into their existing national laws....more

Ius Laboris

Toolkit for an ethical way forward November 2023

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No longer seen as a mere ‘nice to have’, many employers are now putting major efforts into building an ethical HR practice. In the post-pandemic world, the climate crisis, the attitudes of a new generation of workers and new...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Tax Compliance: Self-Assessment, Transparency, and Enforcement

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NY’s Almost There- Back in June of this year, New York’s legislature passed a bill that, if enacted, would create the first state-level public database with information regarding the ownership of limited liability...more

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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, Number 3. - Hunter College Whistleblower: Suit Was to End ‘Luxury Vacations, Fraud...

Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, Number 3. February 23, 2023 - To those who say whistleblowers are only interested in the money a settlement can bring, meet Devin English. An assistant professor in the Department of...more

Allen Matkins

Was This The Least Transparent Report In SEC History?

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Professor Alexander I. Platt at the University of Kansas School of Law has just released a draft of a forthcoming paper that takes the Securities and Exchange Commission to task for the lack of transparency in its...more

Ankura

The Future of Governance in Sport

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At the recent Leaders Week London conference, our team had the opportunity to meet with key professionals in the Sports industry and discuss some of the business challenges they are facing. Unsurprisingly, many of these...more

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