While the primary goal for employers should be avoiding employment retaliation claims in the first instance, when an employer is faced with such a claim under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), it has the Department of Labor’s basic procedural road map as a guide to what to expect.

On April 3, 2014,

An effective anti-corruption program is important for any company covered by Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), which bars American companies from bribing officials overseas.

The World Bank and its partners have released the “Anti-Corruption Ethics and Compliance Handbook for Business,” billed as a new resource developed by companies, for companies. (Available at http://www.oecd.org/g20/topics/anti-corruption/anti-corruption-ethics-and-compliance-handbook-for-business.htm

In Lawson v. FMR, LLC, decided March 4, 2014, the Supreme Court has now opened the door to  whistleblower claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) that have no connection with the Enron-style financial reporting fraud that was the stated target of that statute. Employers that are not publicly traded companies – even