An effective workforce compliance program is a team effort. If a department, office, vendor, or even an individual worker is out of compliance, the entire organization is at risk. Your team also shapes your compliance program over time: what they find engaging, and what they don’t—as well as their technological preferences, accessibility needs, and learning […]
Fires. Explosions. Motor vehicle accidents. Leaks. Groundwater contamination. The potential hazards associated with storing gasoline in underground environments are staggering, and staggeringly vivid. Here on this blog, we’ve written numerous articles about compliance in industries where the risks are largely abstract—that is, financial and litigatory—in nature. By contrast, non-compliance in the world of selling and […]
Complaints! (Huh! Yeah!) What are they good for? Absolutely… some things. At least we think so. In terms of both workforce compliance and good old business management, consumer complaints are powerful early indicators of organizational problems and opportunities. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, however, isn’t so sure. In the midst of its ongoing transformation under […]
5 Easter Eggs Hiding in a Well-Executed Compliance Program A well-executed corporate compliance program: that’s the goal for many compliance professionals. And there are a number of tangible benefits that most people can see once you put one in place. Your regulatory risk goes down. The threat of litigation dries up. Your workforce is safer […]
The HR Pros from the HR Support Center dropped by today to answer a Quick Q&A. Here’s their Answer: An introductory period is a period of time put in place for an employer and a new employee to evaluate each other and determine if the employment relationship is a good fit. How to Use the […]
Chocolate and peanut butter are two great tastes that taste great together. Especially if you’re a candy junkie like I am. Much the same, applicant tracking and workforce compliance both work better when they work together. That’s why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Hireology. Compliance Starts with the Hire Hireology enables employers […]
Any effective compliance program requires executive oversight. And we’re not just talking about passive, infrequent observation. As we explored in Part 1 of this article, state and federal regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau require specific actions of organizational boards, including, among other things, appointing a qualified and experienced chief compliance officer who […]
Our partners from Hudson Cook stopped by The Smart Compliance Blog to talk about yet another State AG stepping up their fair lending compliance activities. Here’s what they had to say… In advising online lenders, there are a few states where we urge caution, depending on the theory of lending used by the lender. One […]
Can you pay your employees in bitcoin? Moreover, should you pay your employees in bitcoin? That very 2018 question is the topic of a recent article written by our friends and colleagues at Fisher Phillips. Sparked by the news that GMO Internet, a Japanese web technology company, has started giving employees the option to receive […]
A generic, check-the-boxes approach to workforce compliance is like cramming for a test: it doesn’t actually lead to long-term learning and change. Remember cramming for tests? The all-nighters, the bleary eyes, the delirium, the unholy amounts of liquid caffeine? It’s an experience that’s hard to forget. But while the memory of cramming sticks, the actual […]
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