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Compliance Into the Weeds

Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 123-Whistleblower Protection

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly (the coolest guy in compliance) and I take a deep dive into the House Financial Services bill, HR 2515, which amends the Dodd-Frank Act to clarify that whistleblowers who report misconduct to their employers and not to the SEC also have protections against retaliation under the law. This bill fixes the US Supreme Court decision in Digital Realty Trust which mandated that whistleblowers had to go to the SEC to obtain Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation protection. Some of the highlights include:
Some of the highlights include:

  • What was the ruling in Digital Realty Trust?
  • Why did it negatively impact whistleblowers, companies and the SEC?
  • What has made whistleblowers and internal reporting so significant?
  • How does the proposed fix benefit whistleblowers, companies and the SEC?
  • Why should businesses get behind this proposed fix?
  • What are the chances it actually is signed into law?

For more reading check out Matt’s blog post “Progress on Whistleblower Fix

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Great Women in Compliance

Episode 19-Stacey Hanna on Evolving with Compliance

On this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine speaks with Stacey Hanna, General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance at Lonza, which is an  integrated solutions provider in the areas of pharma and biotech, and is headquartered in Switzerland. While Stacey started as an attorney, she was in the mergers and acquisition world, and how this influences her approach to ethics and compliance.  She discusses the evolution of her organization’s compliance program and how she works to promote business growth, discussing some real-life examples and strategies to build relationships as a compliance officer. Stacey also discusses evolution in other areas, including work and life complimenting one another and in the compliance space as a whole.
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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: May 15, 2019-the whistleblower protection edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: