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Daily Compliance News: December 19, 2024 – The Prison Labor Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News—all from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world: compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

  • Macy’s $151MM accounting error—does it even matter? (WSJ)
  • The power of praise at work. (FT)
  • Hyundai supplier ends prison labor contract. (NYT)
  • Corruption in China’s military threatens readiness. (WSJ)

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2 Gurus Talk Compliance – Episode 23 — The Sustainability Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk about compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! In this episode, Tom and Kristy take on a wide variety of compliance related topics.

In the ever-evolving world of regulatory compliance and risk management, challenges are constant, and strategies must be dynamic. Tom highlights the focus on the Tesla Board, celebrates the OECD at 25, bemoans New Zealand’s drop in the TI-CPI, reviews the HP acquisition of Autonomy and looks at the differences in Binance and FTX enforcement.  Kristy highlights the slave labor allegations, EU sustainability law, the ease of whistleblower restrictions, the EU and AI, and checks in on Florida Woman. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart as they delve deeper into these issues in this episode of the 2 Gurus Talk Compliance podcast.

Topics Discussed:

1.     Chinese Slave Labor Allegations Hold Up VW’s Audi, Porsche, and Bentley Vehicles in U.S. Ports (MotorTrend)

2.     EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law Most Likely Dead, For Now (Forbes)

3.     US Supreme Court’s UBS case makes it easier for whistleblowers to win suits (Reuters)

4.     How EU AI Act May Accelerate Compliance Regime for U.S. Enterprises (WSJ)

5.     The Tesla Board Chair is under scrutiny for oversight of the company.  (NYT)

6.     A tale of 2 corps: Binance and FTX. (Reuters)

7.     OECD at 25.  (The Hill)

8.     No DD, no problem as HP seeks $4bn from Mike Lynch.  (Bloomberg)

9.     New Zealand drops to No. 3 on TI-CPI. (The Conversation)

10.  Woman swipes $1.5 million and splurges on flights, Carnival cruises, Florida cops say (Yahoo)

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