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China And The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) -- Not Just For Americans Any More
The WSJ China Journal (a really good blog we just added to our blogroll) has a post, entitled, "China?s Tricky Terrain on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," interviewing Richard Grime, an attorney with LA based mega-firm, O'Melveny & Myers...

Upcoming ABA Conferences
ABA - Handling Investigations Under the New DOJ Policy on Investigation of Companies - 10-6-08 - Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast ABA - National Institute on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Practices Act - 10-16-08 - Houston, Texas ABA -...

Foreign Corruption Now Big Business
It's been thirty years since the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and now it's finally bearing fruit as a thriving niche practice area for law firms, according to the Washington Post...

AGA Medical Corp. Gets Deferred Prosecution Agreement on FCPA Matter
A DOJ Press Release reports that "AGA Medical Corporation (AGA), a privately-held medical device manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $2 million criminal penalty in connection with corrupt payments to Chinese government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices...

Use of Illegal Business Practices Continues in Many Organizations
Ernst & Young recently released its 10th Global Fraud Survey “Corruption or Compliance ? Weighing the Costs“...

Con-way Settles FCPA Charges
The SEC settled charges that Con-way Inc. (Con-way), an international freight transportation company, violated the books and records and internal controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Immigration Related Employment Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices
What to do about employers who discriminate because of national origin

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

Where can I find out what is the Statute of Limitations for a dispute with stock brokerage firm on an over payment of foreign tax for the interest I received thru the brokerage from abroad?
First, it is possible that the documents you signed when you opened the account ...

What are the IAM best practices for employees with varying degrees of access to the same computer?
On the policy side, make sure each user having access to this particular PC -- a...

Are there any best practices for creating a records or data retention policy?

Different regulations require organizations to retain certain types of re...

Good practices for stable ediscovery process?
eDiscovery has brought about great benefits in areas of document control and pro...

Schwan's Frozen Chicken
Recalled for Foreign Materials

Signal International
allegedly lured foreign workers to US shipyards with false promises of permanent resident status.

Hip & Knee Replacement
alleging sterilization practices can cause implant failure.

Express Scripts Inc.
Over $9.5 million payout in deceptive business practices lawsuit.

NOS Communications
settles class action lawsuit regarding deceptive marketing practices

McAfee, Symantec
Settle Investigation into Automatic Antivirus Subscription Practices