Check out this quick article from FEDweek published yesterday regarding the EEOC’s best practices against harassment. Key findings: “employers should have …
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SEC Strengthens Its Crackdown on Fraud
According to an article published yesterday in InvestmentNews, during 2015 the SEC has filed a record number of enforcement cases in its battle …
Responsible Governments, and Proactive Leaders in Government, Use Red Flag Reporting
Check out this news article about the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama joining the ranks of responsible governments and proactive leaders in government using Red …
Criminal Background Checks – Proceed Cautiously
For those who are serious about anti-fraud efforts, it can be eye opening for some to learn that the EEOC protects those with criminal records from …
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A Failure of Leadership
In spite of a ‘renewed’ focus on corporate ethics going back to the Enron days more than a decade ago, we continue to see that unethical and/or unsafe behavior …
Empathy in the Workplace
Empathy, a wonderful characteristic that prevents many workplace difficulties. Check out this new article in the Harvard Business Review... …
OSHA Threats of Criminal Prosecution
On Friday we shared a timely piece that notes increased criminal charges from the Department of Justice against members of management. Today, similar timely …
Justice Department Holding Individuals Responsible for Corporate Dishonesty
Noting that “corporations can only commit crimes through flesh-and-blood people,” Sally Q. Yates, deputy attorney general at the Justice Department authored a …
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Happy Labor Day
Happy Labor Day weekend to the hundreds of organizations & tens of thousands of people worldwide promoting and maintaining safe and ethical workplaces with …
Religious Accommodation: The Abercrombie Decision
The National Law Review has published a nice piece giving important considerations given the Abercrombie decision. Five key points are identified: Don’t …
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Heat Related Death
Employers can take a number of precautions to protect workers from the heat [Reprinted with permission from SCF Arizona www.scfaz.com] After a long winter, …
Support Your Whistle-Blowers
Preventing Retaliation in Your Organization By Steve Watkins [Reprinted with Permission from Ethics Resource Center] When people call out wrongdoing at their …