Articles | by OCEG the Open Compliance and Ethics Group

Asia-Pacific, Australia, China

Can Australian retailers ensure ethical trade standards from Chinese manufacturers? (2007)

Australia

New ASX Rules Rein In Risky Business (2007)

Canada

Canada: Do You Have a Records Management and Retention Policy For Your Pension Plan? (2010)

China

China Accounting Standards: A New Beginning (2007)

Privacy Protection in China – Latest Developments (August 2010)

Djibouti

Rule Would Require Ethics Policies for Big Contractors (Feb. 2007)

Europe, European Union

After the deadline: a status review of the implementation of the new European cookies rules (2011)

European Union

EU Parliament split over electronic data protection (2008)

Raising Global Standards: Hazardous Substances and E-Waste in the European Union (2006)

EU, Company law and corporate governance: Commission takes action to ensure that 12 Member States implement EU laws (2008)

France

French Supreme Court Rules on SOX Whistleblowing Procedures in France (February 2010)

India, United Kingdom

UK Bribery Act of 2010 (May 29, 2010)

Japan

JIN-432 -- An inspector calls: financial regulation in Japan (2007)

IT Executives Offered Japanese Compliance Rules (August 2, 2007)

Latin America

CSR in Latin America: The Moral Case, The Business Case (2010)

Latin America, Multinational

OAS Anti-Corruption Newsletter

Multinational

IAASB Issues Seven Revised ISAs, Including Updated Standard on Scope of Audit and Auditor's Role (2008)

Corporate Governance for Emerging Markets (2008)

FDIC, U.S. Banking Agencies Express Support for Basel Agreement (September 2010)

International Data Protection and Privacy Law (2009)

Which is Better: Outsourcing or Shared Services? (Deloitte, 2010)

Making compliance real for those in the trenches (2010)

Niger

Niger establishes anti-corruption agency (2011)

Russia

Personal Data Protection (Privacy) Legislation in Russia (July 2010)

Singapore

Corporate Governance 101 - Has Singapore Got it Right? (2007)

United Kingdom

UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations: E-Mail, Faxes, Phone Calls, and Cookies (DMA, 2003)

TUPE regulations strengthen the protection given to employees (2006)

New UK E-Privacy Regulations (2003)

A targeted stand by the UK Anti Money Laundering Regime (AML) (2006)

UK, Retention of personnel and other related records (CIPD, 2008)

United Kingdom: The UK Bribery Act 2010 - What You Need To Know (April 2010)

Equality Act 2010 - Key Updates for Employers (September 2010)

United States

Sarbanes-Oxley 'Ax', The (2005)

Disability: Do you have to accommodate before they ask? (2008)

Nonprofit Organizations Need to Prepare Now for New 403(b) Plan Audit Requirements in 2009 (2008)

SEC Votes to Modernize Disclosure Requirements to Help U.S. Investors in Foreign Companies (2008)

Seeing the Future of Search in E-Discovery (2008)

Whistleblower Claims Arbitrable Under SOX, 2nd Circuit Determines (2008)

Compliance Issues Put Recruiters on the Hot Seat (2008)

Health Savings Account Update (2008)

FAR Contractor Compliance Program And Integrity Reporting (2008)

Regulation Requires Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify (2008)

Labor Department Clarifies Expanded FMLA Rules (2008)

IRS, New Revenue Procedure Updates the Staggered Remedial (June 2007)

Retirement Plan Governance - Stay Ahead Of The Wave (August 2007)

Pension Penalty: Tell Employees to Diversify, or Else (August 10, 2007)

Supreme Court Allows Individual ERISA Suits in Landmark Ruling (2008)

401(k) Rule to Spark Risk-Return Scramble (2007)

FindLaw's Termination Page: Ending the Employer-Employee Relationship

Employers face increasing pressure to verify worker identity (2008)

Employment Law Articles from the Employment Law Information Network

Labor Lawyer, The (ABA)

Employment Torts (2006)

Employment Litigation Gets Personal for Company Managers (2007)

Entities Must Measure and Record Changes in Their Additional Minimum Liability to Comprehensive Income Before Adopting FASB 158 (2006)

Final 409A Regulations: What You Need to Know and Do by Year End (June 28, 2007)

An Exclusive Report On Perks, Part I (Compliance Week, July 3, 2007)

Section 409A: Regulations Make It Essential To Review Executive Compensation Plans (2007)

IRS to define severance pay plan, substantial risk of forfeiture under Code Sec. 457 (August 7, 2007)

Doing the Heavy Lifting (2007)

Turning Up the Heat on Compensation (2007)

Final Regulations Governing Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Under Code Section 409A (May 2007)

IRS Notice 2007-86 Provides General Extension of §409A Transition Relief Through 2008 (2007)

SEC Targets Executive Compensation Disclosure (2007)

Executive Pay in Europe (2008)

DOS Publishes Interim Final Rule Regarding J-1 Trainees and Interns (June 2007)

Global Immigration Law: An Update On Compliance For Employment Counsel (2006)

Demystifying the Immigration Process to Enhance Recruitment in the Global Environment (2007)

Updated tax treaty to ease cross-border business (2007)

Best Compliance Practices and Immigration (2008)

Act Globally, Engage Locally: Fostering Ethical Corporate Cultures

Sexual harassment in the eye of the beholder: on the dissolution of predictability in the Ellerth/Faragher matrix created by suders for cases involving employee perception (2005)

California -- Sexual Harassment Training and Education Regulations Take Effect (2007)

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Now Mandatory for California Employers (Littler, 2005)

BLS, Article- The employment-at-will doctrine: three major exceptions

No time for WARN notice? You can continue paying instead (2007)

FMLA and ADA Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together

Leave Rights under the FMLA and ADA: The Intersection of Two Laws Impacting Employee Leave (2001)

USERRA and the Five-Year Rule (Littler, May 2007)

Evaluating Eligibility for FMLA Leave: Federal Case Law Underscores the Need for Informed Decision Making (2006)

Fourth Circuit Rejects DOL Argument That Employees Can Waive FMLA Claims (2007)

Employers' Legal Obligations to Employees in the Military, The (2007)

An Employer's Guide to Employee Leave-Sharing Programs (2007)

Stamping Out Workplace Bullies (2007)

Employer Liability for an Employee's Bad Acts (2010)

Federal Minimum Wage Hike Impacts Few States, CCH Says (2007)

Change Comes to the National Compensation Survey Locality Wage Bulletins (2007, BLS)

2007 Review of Payroll Systems: Keeping Ownership of the Client Payroll Relationship (2007)

Is that Time Compensable? (2007)

Wage, Overtime Exemptions Applicable to Computer-Related Occupations (2007)

Fraud Risk Management in Life Sciences Companies (Deloitte, Rev. 2009)

Solutions in pharma: Prescription for compliance (2005)

Critical Examination of the FDA's Efforts to Preempt Failure-to-Warn Claims, A (2008)

HHS-IG Issues Drug Marketing Guidance To Industry (2002)

FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs Are Safe and Effective, The (2002, 2005)

PBM Transparency May Only Be Skin Deep (2007)

IFRS transition: Crunch time for the retail and consumer sector: Industry-specific guidance is needed in the retail and consumer sector (PwC)

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It (2003)

New Face of Supply Chain Certification, The

Goal of the Lean Supply Chain: Seven steps to building a lean supply chain (2007)