All Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs articles
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ArticleWalmart adds ex-DOJ attorney as chief ethics and compliance officer
Walmart announced the appointment of Matt Miner, the “architect” of the Justice Department’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance, as executive vice president and global chief ethics and compliance officer.
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Updated DOJ guidance stresses need for data in compliance training
An expert panel at CW’s 2021 National Conference discussed the importance for companies to embrace behavioral analytics in their training programs to align with updates to the DOJ’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” guidance.
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DOJ’s Daniel Kahn talks FCPA, evaluation of compliance, more
Daniel Kahn, acting chief of the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section, discussed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, evaluating companies’ investments in compliance, and more at Compliance Week’s Financial Crimes virtual event.
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CFTC issues own guidance on evaluating compliance programs
Like the Department of Justice before it, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued guidance to companies on how it will evaluate compliance programs in connection with enforcement matters.
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Advice for compliance from new DOJ Criminal Division head
Acting Justice Department Criminal Division head Brian Rabbitt shares his perspective on recent updates to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance, the FCPA Resource Guide, and more.
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FCPA Resource Guide revision a gold mine for compliance officers
The first update to the SEC and Justice Department’s FCPA Resource Guide since it was published in 2012 includes several clarifications intended to benefit chief compliance officers and in-house counsel.
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Criminal Division head Benczkowski to depart DOJ
Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, will leave the agency, effective July 3.
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Revised DOJ compliance guidance highlights risk, training, more
The Department of Justice posted new revisions to its “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” guidance, directing prosecutors to ask whether compliance is “adequately resourced and empowered to function” effectively, among other changes.
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Compliance lessons from recent nine-figure FCPA settlements
Walmart, TechnipFMC, Fresenius—just to name a few—have all fallen prey to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a record year of jacked-up enforcement and sky-high penalties.
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The evolution of FCPA enforcement
Compliance Week guest columnist Tom Fox writes about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s journey from 2012 through today.
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What are your compliance resources?
Evolved Justice Department policies encourage corporations to see it is directly in their best interest to provide the resources, authority, and gravitas to the compliance position within their organizations.
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The role of global payroll in compliance
When it comes to following the money and staying in accordance with Department of Justice regulations, global payroll is the most well-suited corporate discipline to provide first-level oversight and controls.
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CCO authority and independence
The more the Justice Department talks about CCO independence, coupled with resources being made available and authority concomitant with the CCO position, the more corporations will see it is in their best interest to provide the resources, authority, and gravitas to compliance positions within their organizations.
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United Airlines: using a compliance framework to further customer relations
United Airlines has been handed some positive compliance lessons from its recent public relations faux pas, including the forcible removal of a passenger, but will the company follow through on its pledge to make good on customer relations?
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On the evaluation of corporate compliance programs
Tom Fox looks at the Justice Department’s “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” an 11-part list of questions that encapsulates the Justice Department’s most current thinking on what constitutes a best practices compliance program.
