You need to know
A joint development agreement sets the terms for multiple parties working together to develop something. JDAs are a fact of life for businesses because more and more companies are building stuff with more and more other companies, all over the world.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 addresses accounting transparency requirements and bribery of foreign officials. Corrupt business practices diminish the integrity of our worldwide business community. This matters to you because governments all over the world have created anti-corruption
It’s possible that you’ve never heard of the term, Litigation Hold. Well, if not, you wouldn’t be the only one. But, it’s a term you need to not only think about but understand. Why? Because it can be very costly
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. There are over 25 million people currently enslaved as either sex workers or laborers. Not at one
Secondment is essentially a situation where an employee is temporarily transferred to another job or to another company for the benefit of his or her employer. It’s common when two or more companies form a joint venture. This can be
To launder money is to conceal the origins of illegally obtained money by passing it through banking transfers or commercial transactions. It’s one of the most important tools for drug cartels, terrorists, corrupt politicians, human traffickers, and other violent criminals. They
The Physician Self-Referral Law, better known as Stark Law, aims to prevent unethical referrals between healthcare providers. Even though most physicians are highly ethical people, many are not. If your employees violate Stark, the penalties can be frightening. But, what’s
Antitrust laws. Whether it’s the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, or the FTC Act, if you’re doing business of any kind in the US, you need to understand the fundamentals. Why? Well, competition is critical to us. It keeps prices
In the early 1970s, the federal anti-kickback statute was created to prohibit transactions intended to encourage or reward referrals for products or services reimbursed by federal health care programs.The Anti-Kickback Statute can apply to anyone. A doctor, a dentist, your
Whistleblowing is alerting authorities that a business, government agency, or individual is engaged in some type of illegal, unsafe, or, corrupt activity. And, anyone can be a whistleblower. In fact, the world needs more whistleblowers. From top to bottom, whistleblowers