June 16, 2010
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) tide has turned under the Obama Administration's new Secretary of Labor. High-value SOX claims that attract significant publicity are proliferating and the U.S. Department of Labor has recently issued substantial penalties and reinstatement awards against employers. Making this a "perfect storm," federal courts around the U.S. are also continuing to issue decisions favoring whistleblowers.
By engineering an environment that facilitates communication, employs efficient response patterns, analyzes risk trends, and demonstrates a consistent process and disciplined approach to case handling, a good offense is your best defense.
In this Webcast, Alice Peterson, Chief Ethics Officer at SAI Global Compliance (Americas), David Rowland and Steven Pearlman, Partners at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, discuss the measures you can use to minimize the risk of SOX whistleblower claims, the importance of risk discovery and reaction efficiency, and how employers can swiftly mount compelling defenses.
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