August 05, 2016
Whistleblowers and Dodd-Frank
It is fair to say that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act…
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Ethical Advocate Blog
July 29, 2016
Ethics Competition
“Most people believe they would do the right thing … but until we are tested…
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July 22, 2016
Keep Promoting the Ethics Hotline
A code of ethics is the foundation of an organization’s “ethical architecture,” although it takes…
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July 15, 2016
Celebrate Whistleblowers
It is highly likely that the U.S. Senate will designate July 30 as “National Whistleblower…
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July 08, 2016
Whistleblower Investigation Checklist
Checklists are used in many settings, typically with the intent to reduce error, increase reliability,…
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July 01, 2016
FCPA Pilot Program
On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced a one-year pilot program designed…
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June 24, 2016
Healthcare Compliance Risks
Some regulatory risk areas are common to all health care providers, says Practical Guidance for…
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June 17, 2016
Compliance and Individual Liability
Compliance officers have said that our focus on individuals has helped them steer officers and…
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June 10, 2016
Lessons from the SEC Whistleblower Program
Eleven million dollars. That is roughly how much money the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
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June 03, 2016
Ethics and Compliance
The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), in the introduction to the final version of Principles…
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May 27, 2016
Compliance and Ethics Audit
Compliance officers are responsible for many activities and programs in their organizations—ethics hotlines, codes of…
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May 20, 2016
Ethics and Money
A recent story in National Defense Magazine described one engineering firm’s approach to promoting sound…
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