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In the face of massive potential losses, at least one insurance company is seeking to protect itself from the possibility of an Ebola epidemic beyond Africa by adding Ebola-specific exclusions to property and casualty policies.

Technological advances mean something as insignificant as a thumb drive could be a colossal threat to employers if workers abscond with pivotal trade secrets.

Jury must determine whether LinkedIn contact information can be an employer’s trade secret, a California federal court has ruled.

A recent fine against an Intel subsidiary for selling encryption software to foreign government end-users may indicate a fundamental shift in how the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security is treating violations of the encryption regulations.

Once again, FINRA warns firms to think twice before using confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements prohibiting or restricting customers or employees from communicating with the SEC.

The first whistleblower award to a compliance professional, and a major award to a foreign worker are among the updates worth noting regarding whistleblower regulations.

The Justice Department has announced that penalties for antitrust violations are set to increase yet again, with the threat of corporate probation added to monetary fines and possible jail time for company execs.

A study monitoring hand-washing in hospitals showed employees were less likely to comply with hygiene requirements as their shifts wore on, and results were even worse when the hospital was busy. What firms can learn from this behavioral analysis.

In the face of substantial compliance challenges regarding foreign corruption, multinationals would do well to remember that people will very much behave as they are compensated, says FCPA blogger Richard Bistrong.