The Department of Labor is using poultry processing company Mar-Jac Poultry as an example of what will happen when companies repeatedly employ underage workers in hazardous conditions. Hint: Companies can’t pin the blame on staffing agencies.
Aly McDevitt
Aly McDevitt is Data & Research Journalist at Compliance Week. She has a background in education and college consulting. Prior to teaching, she was an editor/author at Thomson Reuters, where she reported on private equity and venture capital activity in emerging markets and edited content on international business, legal, and regulatory developments.
Email: alyson.mcdevitt@complianceweek.com
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SEC dodges commitment on climate rule enforcement
The SEC refused to say whether it would enforce its landmark Climate-Related Disclosure Rules in a status report filed Wednesday, deepening uncertainty as the regulation faces legal challenges.
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Survey: Compliance, now at the leadership table, navigates an uncertain risk landscape
At a time when the Trump administration is rewriting many of the rules, the compliance function is being embraced as a strategic partner to the C-suite and board, Compliance Week’s 2024 “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey shows. The new objective: risk-assess the implications of Trump’s confetti of executive orders and actions.
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Survey: Compliance faces ‘epistemic risk’ of Trump administration
Compliance officers are coping with uncertainty following President Trump’s election win, with fewer choosing to disclose their political affiliations in this year’s pulse survey. Since Inauguration Day, the President’s actions have signaled a capricious era of compliance, one where respect for dissent might be in question.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Ellen M. Hunt, CW’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Ellen M. Hunt, CW’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, is a torchbearer for the profession and a beloved role model in E&C circles. Lauded for her generosity of spirit, quick wit, and tireless mentorship, the ethics and compliance veteran turned compliance from a patchwork assignment to a true vocation.
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CW National Notebook: Ethics education is key, says Tom Hardin AKA “Tipper X”
Tom Hardin AKA “Tipper X” went from a young trader with his whole career ahead of him to an inside trader who got caught, acted as a Federal Bureau of Investigation informant for two years, and pleaded guilty to a felony.
Posted inSurveys & Benchmarking
Ukrainian Red Cross Society ensures compliance in a warzone, as 2025’s Excellence in Compliance Program of the Year
The Ukrainian Red Cross Society, CW’s 2025 Compliance Program of the Year award winner, built a full-fledged compliance program from scratch in twenty months during a full-scale war against Russia. “We didn’t just manage logistics; we built momentum,” says URCS’s Chief Risk Officer Dr. Mariia Polomoshnova.
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Virgina Giuffre, who spoke out against Jeffrey Epstein before committing suicide, is a reminder of the human stakes in compliance
Virgina Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring and the first of Epstein’s victims to go public in 2015, died by suicide on Friday. Her death is a stark reminder of the all-too-human cost of professional negligence.
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Ex-FBI informant says three things can save companies from themselves
Tom Hardin paid the price for crossing legal and ethical lines as a financial analyst accused of insider trading in one of the most notorious Wall Street scandals. Now he’s on a mission to save businesses from themselves. A keynote speaker at Compliance Week National, he built a second career out of the wreckage of his first, as the poster child of a company’s worst-case scenario: an informant in its midst.
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Should Tesla board, compliance rein in Musk? Expert says tech tycoon ‘doubly untouchable’
Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk has admitted he’s leading his businesses “with great difficulty” while serving as President Trump’s senior adviser. The carmaker’s shareholders are openly questioning his bandwidth. Why isn’t Tesla’s board firing him? He’s “doubly untouchable,” a corporate governance expert says.