Our partners from Hudson Cook stopped by The Smart Compliance Blog to give us an update on the CFPB. Here’s what they had to say… We’ve all heard news like this before – an A-list celebrity is on his or her deathbed or just died. We later learn that the story was a hoax or was […]
Conventional wisdom says money can’t buy happiness. Anyone who has struggled with bills or paid to adopt a dog knows that isn’t exactly true. Sometimes, the correlation between money and happiness seems pretty darn clear. But what about happiness’ deeper, more complex and mature older cousin? Surely you can’t assign economic value to meaning, can […]
Google has always been a company of massive numbers. The name “Google,” for instance, derives from the number googol, equivalent to 1×10100, or 10 thousand trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion. Why a googol? Maybe it’s the company’s target for web pages indexed, or—perhaps more likely—its annual revenue goal. They may only be […]
Here’s a great question that was posed to the HR experts from Compli’s HR Support Center: We’re thinking of adding a dress code to our handbook. What should we consider? Their answer: As with any policy, the big thing to keep in mind is that you’ll have to enforce it consistently and address any violations. In […]
So your company’s been hit with a wrongful termination claim from a former employee. Ouch. At least it sounds like an occasion to say “ouch.” But how bad is the situation, really? What are you actually on the hook for? Here’s the short answer: attorney’s fees, in the best case scenario. In the worst case […]
Break out the streamers and start placing those custom cake orders, because a one-year anniversary is coming up! Yes, it’s almost been a year since the Department of Defense threw the auto finance industry into chaos by issuing an interpretive rule about the Military Lending Act. You know, forget the cake—maybe this “celebration” calls for […]
Who acts more ethically: women or men? Believe it or not, there appears to be a real, scientifically demonstrable answer to the question—and it’s a bit of a head-scratcher. Women are less likely to lie when advocating on behalf of themselves, but more likely to lie on behalf of others. The opposite is true for […]
Ideally, guidance around workforce compliance should be clear and straightforward. For example, I can say with confidence that the best way to reduce human errors in your complaint reporting is to automate your compliance management system, or that harassment incident handling matters as much as—if not more than—harassment prevention training. But now and then, an […]
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