Risk Management

The Case For Lawyers As Cyber-Risk Leaders

In a Today’s General Counsel article, the writer, the general counsel of a cybersecurity technology company, argues his case in […]

Worker Abuse, Deep In Supply Chain, Is Major Company Risk

A report issued last week by risk advisory firm Verisk Maplecroft says that illegal and abusive treatment of migrant workers […]

SEC Is Getting A “Fire Hose” Of Whistleblower Tips

The SEC is definitely bullish on its Dodd-Frank Whistleblower program, judging from its report to Congress a few months ago […]

Uber’s Regulation Problem

The alleged Kalamazoo shooter apparently would have passed a background check, but this latest horrific gun incident puts the spotlight […]

Monitoring Employees’ “Wearable Technology”

A recent survey finds that 10 percent of organizations are already using wearable technology as part of their HR strategy. […]

The “Employee-Misconduct Defense” After An OSHA Citation

When safety violations are committed by employees, is the company liable? That depends, explains a client alert from Stites & […]

The Evolving Strains Of Ransomware

An insidious new strain of ransomware is said to be infecting 100,000 computers per day. A post from Jai Vijayan […]

SEC’s First “Outsider” Whistleblower Award Has Lesson For Companies

In January the SEC issued its first ever whistleblower award to an “outsider” – someone who was not an employee […]

Build A Company-Wide Culture Of Compliance

At the same time that budgets are flat or increasing modestly, the job of legal departments keeps getting bigger and […]

Ingredients Of A Sound Legal Hold

Recipients of a legal hold memo don’t necessarily need to know what “misappropriation of trade secrets” means, or what court […]

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