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DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
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Episode 321 -- Review of the EU Whistleblowing Directive wih Alex Cotoia and Daniela Melendez
Understanding the Whistleblower Pilot Program in the Southern District of New York
Episode 316 -- DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Policy
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The EU Whistleblowing Directive
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#WorkforceWednesday: EEO-1 Submission Official Deadline, DOL and EEOC Partner, and Important Reminder from the SEC - Employment Law This Week®
Workplace Whistleblowing Complaints and Netflix's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story - Hiring to Firing Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday: Whistleblower Risks in an Economic Downturn, Whistleblower Protection Settlement - Employment Law This Week®
6 Key Takeaways | Whistleblower Programs: How the U.S. Government Seeks to Create a Speak-Up Culture & Parts of the World Want One Too
What's Going on With Whistleblower Lines
Encouraging Internal Whistleblowers
Encouraging Employee Feedback and Internal Whistleblowing
Whistleblowers: Don't Drink the Government's Kool-Aid
#WorkforceWednesday: Whistleblower Regulations Increasing, #MeToo Bill Passes, Cyberfraud Risk Mitigation - Employment Law This Week®
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that sought to ensure the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI), including by imposing whistleblower protections for developers’ employees who reported potential...more
On September 17, 2024, senior officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) gave comments offering insight into its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) as it has operated in practice so far....more
Learning Objectives: - Learn about the key changes to DOJ’s Criteria for Evaluating Compliance Programs - Understand how this impacts your compliance program and how to respond - Hear the latest on DOJ’s new...more
The booklet summarises key financial crime related legal and regulatory changes expected over the next 18 months to 2 years, as well as providing electronic links to key resources. Key developments: - US Supreme Court...more
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Last Monday, the Department of Justice (the DOJ or the Department) announced significant updates to the DOJ Criminal Division’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). These updates discuss, for the first time,...more
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On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance. First published in 2017, the ECCP sets out factors that DOJ Criminal Division prosecutors...more
On 23 September 2024, the DOJ announced another significant round of updates to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) – the guidance document Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors use to evaluate the...more
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Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri’s speech highlighted a critical shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to evaluating corporate compliance programs. As outlined in the updated 2024...more
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On Monday, September 23, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced updates to its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs (“ECCP”). Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri also delivered remarks...more
On September 23, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance (ECCP). Changes to the ECCP build on themes that the DOJ has been emphasizing for some time, including...more
On September 9, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced settled charges against seven public companies for violation of the whistleblower protection rule in connection with employment, separation,...more
In an address this week to the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Criminal Division, highlighted several updates...more
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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more
On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it settled charges against seven public companies for alleged violations of Securities Exchange Act Rule 21F-17. According to the SEC,...more
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