BY DAVID DOBOLYI INTRODUCTION Compliance and ethics (“C&E”) programs are organizational policies put in place to promote law abiding and ethical conduct. To be effective, they must be supported by procedures, communications efforts, and cultural attributes. While the principal drivers for such programs are laws and regulations which offer leniency to companies with good C&E programs, there are…
BY DAVID DOBOLYI INTRODUCTION Every organization must confront the challenge of motivating its work force. From research on fairness in organizational contexts (‘organizational justice research’) we know that fairness is one key. Organizational justice research consistently finds that employees are more motivated when they feel that organizational resources are allocated fairly, that organizational decisions are made in fair ways, and…
BY JEREMY WILLINGER Internal Reporting refers to any time that a member of an organization (or a former member) tells someone else about an illegal or immoral practice, if the telling is done in the hope that someone will do something to change the practice. In the great majority of cases, employees tell someone within the organization…
BY ETHICAL SYSTEMS Corporate culture, a rather nebulous psychological construct, is nevertheless part of an organization’s personality. It informs employees—via expectations, standards, prohibitions, and norms, both written and unwritten—how to behave, ultimately driving individual and group-level behavior. This culture is also inherently and deeply linked to ethics, because individual employees tend to act in accordance with…
On April 15, the Emerging Compliance and Ethics Leaders Network will host Adam Briggs, Mayo Clinic’s Chief Compliance Officer. Briggs will speak on the need for compliance and ethics professionals to understand data and analytics. Briggs, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison and Georgetown Law, served as a Department of Defense analyst…
Most business leaders know that their companies may face fines if they miss a regulatory requirement. They’re also aware of potential lawsuit damages and related costs. But many have not heard of debarment. Debarment is the legal loss of certain privileges. For businesses, debarment typically refers to the right to interact with the government in…
Today, more than ever, companies large and small are conducting business all over the world, so it begs the question: what happens when businesses transfer personal data across borders? Here to help us understand how US companies safeguard their EU customers’ data is Frances Henderson, Director of Privacy Initiatives and Bryant Fry, Deputy Director of…
The Privacy Shield Frameworks are a mechanism for legally transferring personal data from the European Union (EU) and Switzerland to the United States. They are based on agreements first entered into between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission in 2016, replacing the earlier Safe Harbor program. The Privacy Shield promotes greater transparency…
What you don’t know (or try to find out) can hurt you. A friend of mine was audited by the IRS. He found it to be a surprisingly constructive experience. His auditor gave him guidance on how to save money on his future returns, and was helpful in remedying the problems that were found in…
Many businesses have no formal ethics or compliance program. These organizations may see such a program as unnecessary or high-cost. But ethics and compliance yields many benefits to businesses. They improve company reputations. Studies show that organizations with programs are more successful. And an effective program attracts the kind of employees you want — and…
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