By Admin | Published October 30, 2014 | Posted in Employee Rights, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Graft and Corruption | Tagged Tags: employee rights, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, labor and employment law | Leave a comment
Investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) can quickly become extremely costly. In fact, Walmart recently spent more than $439 million within a two-year span on these types of investigations alone. While this is a rather extreme example, companies that have any sort of internal operations should at least be familiar with how they Read More
Read MoreA recent article in Fortune magazine explored the issue of whistleblowing and how it appears that women are more likely than men to call out illegal or unethical activities within their organizations. The article features the story of Carmen Segarra, a New York Federal Reserve examiner who recognized a problematic relationship between her agency and Read More
Read MoreSupposing is good, but finding out is better. ― Mark Twain Many of the privileges the law recognizes against the compelled disclosure of information exist in order to promote candor. For instance, attorney-client privilege exists because people must be able to remain open and honest with their legal counsel without fear that the substance of Read More
Read MoreBy taking a look at the Unified Regulatory Agenda for Fall 2014, one can see that there are various plans for OSHA and other federal agencies to institute some new guidelines heading into the New Year. OSHA in particular is expected to add three rules in 2015 that will address several items: Injury and Read More
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