Posts Tagged ‘harassment’
The Kavanaugh Compliance Lessons
Now that Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has turned into a #MeToo meltdown, ethics and compliance officers should roll up their sleeves. Peel away the political dimension to this mess, and plenty of lessons emerge about investigations, whistleblower reports, and corporate values that are worth contemplating. We have several threads to pull: how…
Read MoreThe Jim Jordan Compliance Angle…
Interesting detail about the proto-scandal swirling around Jim Jordan, the Republican congressman accused of turning a blind eye to sexual misconduct on the Ohio State wrestling team when he was assistant coach there: Jordan might have violated the school’s sexual harassment Code of Conduct. For those not following this story, Jordan has represented Ohio’s 4th…
Read MoreDallas Mavericks Scramble on Compliance
The Dallas Mavericks, hobbled recently by allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace bullying, are looking to hire a chief ethics and compliance officer. The Mavericks posted the job last week, after a damning expose in Sports Illustrated that alleged a long history of sexual misconduct and dysfunctional culture at the team. No word on salary,…
Read MoreSo Much Wynning You Can’t Stand It
As compliance officers consider the story of Steve Wynn and the sexual misconduct allegations against him, we should start by acknowledging one crucial fact. Wynn is a good businessman. His accomplishments don’t lie. Wynn remade the Las Vegas Strip into what we know today. He built Golden Nugget, the Mirage, the Bellagio, and most recently…
Read MoreFighting Harassment Where It Lives
Compliance professionals who want to talk about sexual harassment this morning have a big problem: too many examples to choose from. We could start with Harvey Weinstein, and the misgovernance at his production company; just read the Financial Times article from this weekend reviewing the conflicts of interest and boardroom machinations that torpedoed internal investigations…
Read MoreO’Reilly, Fox, Compliance, and Culture
Compliance officers should watch the unfolding mess at Fox News with a great deal of unease. The sexual harassment claims against its star talk show host, Bill O’Reilly, have nothing to do with regulatory compliance per se—but they have much to do with corporate values and culture, an important but blurry part of the compliance…
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