Risk Management

When Bribery Pays, People Bribe

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.

Robust Antitrust Compliance Program Can Have Big Payoff

Preventing illegal activity is only the first and most obvious benefit of compliance training.

Avoiding Performance Pitfalls Under Government Contracts

Contractors are under the regulatory and political microscope, competition for contracts is tighter, and budgets are shrinking. As a result, […]

Dodd-Frank Splits Courts on Granting Whistleblower Protections

The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals is set to take up a case that could set important precedence on whether or not a whistleblower must appeal directly to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to receive protections under Dodd-Frank, an issue split in lower courts.

Health Care Provider Personally Liable for $1.1 Million Due to Improper Payroll Deductions from Foreign National Employees

The owner of a medical clinic that improperly deducted the cost of H-1B visas and J-1 waiver fees from wages of foreign workers was found personally liable for back pay and fines by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.