By Mike Scarcella | April 20, 2021
Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends.
By Heinan Landa, Optimal Networks | April 19, 2021
If we intend to minimize the risk of a successful attack, we must accept cybersecurity as an ongoing, evolving, relentless effort that requires diligence and discipline. And we have to throw more money at it, too.
By David J. Oberly, Blank Rome | April 19, 2021
Many potential Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act pitfalls lie lurking in wait that may eviscerate a company's ability to arbitrate disputes if the arbitration-related language contained in a company's online terms of use and similar consumer agreements is poorly drafted.
By Dan Clark | April 19, 2021
Sixty-one percent of the CEOs in an EY report said they would like their legal departments to take a more data-driven approach to their legal department's risk management practices. But 68% of general counsel reported they did not have accurate and up-to-date information on their legal risks.
By Dan Clark | April 16, 2021
"As we see over and over again, the cost of not getting this right can be enormous. Ask BP the cost of not getting risk management and safety protocols right. Or Volkswagen about admissions controls," David Wilkins, professor of law and faculty director at the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said. "These are not just liability costs, but reputational costs."
By Phillip Bantz | April 14, 2021
A former employee for a Fortive Corp. subsidiary says in a federal suit in New York that her boss sexually harassed her from her first day, and the company's top lawyer ignored her complaint.
By Mike Scarcella | April 13, 2021
Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends.
By Mike Scarcella | April 12, 2021
Veteran regulatory and compliance lawyer Sue Lee, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's first chief risk officer, said she was subject to a "xenophobic and racist campaign." A spokeswoman for the board called the claims "baseless."
By Phillip Bantz | April 8, 2021
"There's a certain trust that comes with someone raising a complaint, in person, that should be honored," said Rob Chesnut, Airbnb Inc.'s general counsel and chief ethics officer.
By Victoria Hudgins | April 7, 2021
After clothing retailer FatFace suffered a ransomware attack earlier this year, it included an unusual confidentiality request in its data breach notification. Lawyers say such a move could only exacerbate its regulatory and reputational challenges.
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