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SEC Branch Chief Violates Agency’s Code of Ethics
Having a written code of conduct (sometimes also called a “code of ethics”) is important — but it’s at least as important that you effectively develop and implement your code of conduct. When employees transgress it, employers need to take swift and appropriate... read more
Businesses Can Fight Sex Discrimination
Women are still not treated as equals to their male counterparts. A recently published manuscript identifies major factors that create “unequal outcomes for working women at the end of their career.” In other words, sex discrimination. Not all factors arise in the... read more
An Unhappy Ex-Employee Can Threaten Your Data Security
We’ve written before about how a company’s data security can be compromised by employees, whether through insider negligence or through unauthorized sharing of files. But an ex-employee who is fired, or who leaves under less than favorable circumstances, can also... read more
Compliance Officer Bends to Broken Corporate Culture
“Compliance professionals occupy unique positions of trust in our financial system,” wrote Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). “Compliance officers perform an essential function, serving... read more
Should Employers Incentivize Internal Whistleblowing?
Doing the right thing when it’s difficult, uncomfortable, or likely to cause social stigma takes moral courage. Our ethics training course, which focuses on overcoming barriers to acting ethically, calls moral courage “the courage to do the right thing in the face of... read more
Using Technology to Educate, Not Regulate, Humans
The Problem Most companies are making progress with compliance — they have codes of conduct, are working to improve their cultures, and are hiring staff including compliance, diversity, privacy and ethics officers. These companies should be credited for laying... read more
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