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Stacey A. Bastone is a principal in the Long Island, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C.  and co-leads the firm’s Workplace Analytics and Preventive Strategies group. Stacey is a trusted advisor to employers, helping them navigate the complexities of workplace law with a focus on proactive risk management and compliance. She partners with businesses across industries to develop practical and strategic solutions to employment law challenges while ensuring legal compliance.

In an unprecedented move, the Utah Legislature has approved a measure to create the country’s first white-collar crime offender registry. Similar to convicted sex offenders registries, the measure calls for the publication of white-collar offenders’ names and aliases, a recent photograph, a physical description, and a list of their crimes.

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A recent ruling coming from the Eastern District of Louisiana underscores the importance of document retention and the potential consequences of destroying evidence during a government investigation.

Recently, US District Judge Stanwod R. Duval of the Eastern District of Louisiana issued a ruling allowing to stand a criminal indictment against a BP employee stemming from