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Clark Conine

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Leadership and career
November 6, 2017

Setting the Tone: No Back Seat for the CEO

Keeping a tight rein on compliance is the name of the game for every business entity, whether early-stage, family-owned or large multinational. And – while it’s the CEO who ultimately sets the tone – the culture of compliance has a strong foundation in the company’s code of ethics and its…
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Leadership and career
November 2, 2017

Despite Scandals, Corporations are Failing in This Key Area

Recent events clearly reflect the rising tide of liability risk that companies face for retaliation against a whistleblower. Surprisingly, a survey just conducted by NAVEX Global reveals that many companies have not committed to compliance training.  Such training is critically important given recent regulatory and legislative developments, and the specific…
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Leadership and career
November 2, 2017

The Key to Improving Corporate Culture

In light of the corporate compliance failures that have entered the news cycle, compliance programs have increasingly focused on the role culture plays in causing these failures. However, while most compliance executives understand the link between culture and employee misconduct, they are not sure how to act on it. In…
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Compliance
October 30, 2017

Give Me a Break: Compliance with Wage Hour Obligations

Fisher Phillips partner John Skousen explores what employers may need to know in order to comply with laws pertaining to unpaid on-call shifts. As long as employers release employees from certain restrictions and permit them to engage in personal activities while on call, employers can remain compliant with wage hour…
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Compliance
October 25, 2017

5 Ways Boards Must Improve Compliance Oversight

Compliance is evolving, and board members may now be unsure of their related responsibilities. Board members are more and more reliant on the data obtained from information systems to make their decisions. How can they use this information, and what are the traps they need to avoid?
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Compliance
October 24, 2017

The Trump Effect on FCPA Enforcement

Despite assurances from senior DOJ officials that the U.S. would maintain robust enforcement of the FCPA, enforcement has waned in the first eight months of the Trump presidency, with the DOJ and SEC combined announcing only four enforcement actions since the President took office.
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Compliance
October 23, 2017

The Board’s Overlooked Role in Compliance

It’s long been said that an effective compliance program can’t exist without a strong culture of ethics and compliance. Also critical is tone from the top, without which there’s no clear directive for the organization and employees on the importance of compliance. The board of directors plays a critical role…
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Leadership and career
October 20, 2017

Time to Get Real (Training) – Diversity, Harassment and Organizational Responsibility

Every day, a new version of an old story: Misbehavior. PR clean-up. Return to business as usual. Social media is abuzz… EVERFI's compliance and harassment expert Sondra Soloway discusses some recent headlines regarding diversity and harassment -- an especially timely piece given this week's viral #metoo campaign.
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Leadership and career
October 18, 2017

3 Ways to “Fail Proof” Your Communications

Most business communication fails. Survey data consistently shows that about 75 percent of business presentations are rated as mediocre – or worse – by their audiences, and more seriously, companies on average rate their sales messaging at a mere 3.9 on a 1-to-10 scale.
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Compliance
October 16, 2017

The Many Compliance Challenges of Mobile Computing

Mobile computing presents a unique set of challenges to compliance officers. Our devices are truly omnichannel and not just dedicated to one aspect of our lives.  No organization can be fully compliant with data protection regulations when its staff carry personal devices with sensitive information on them; many of these devices…
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