On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, and the artificial intelligence chatbot quickly became the talk of the corporate world. With over 100 million users, ChatGPT is one of the fastest growing applications of all time. Since its onset, businesses faced issues related to employee use of ChatGPT to draft ...
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In this guest post by a member of Porter Hedges’ Labor & Employment practice group, the Anti-Corruption & Compliance Blog turns its focus to labor and employment law compliance. This post is the second installment of the Blog’s limited series discussing best ...
MoreIn this guest post by a member of Porter Hedges’ Labor & Employment practice group, the Anti-Corruption & Compliance Blog turns its focus to labor and employment law compliance. This post is the first installment of the Blog’s limited series discussing best practices for conducting a Human Resources ...
MoreOn February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) United States Attorneys’ Offices (USAO) announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy that went into immediate effect. The purpose of the new policy is to create a standard for how voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) are defined and credited by ...
MoreThe following summarizes our team’s monitoring of key developments in anti-corruption enforcement during 2022 and what that may mean going forward in this new year:
- The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) brought 17 enforcement actions in 2022. Only 5 were against companies: Honeywell, ABB, GOL Linhas Aereas ...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the executive branch is mounting what the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) calls a “historically unprecedented campaign of sanctions and export controls” aimed at Russian-connected financial institutions and individuals. The sanctions and ...
MoreWhile companies increase focus on external risks by enhancing regulatory compliance, anti-corruption policies, and cybersecurity, they must not lose sight of internal risks, including internal fraud and embezzlement. The Association of Fraud Examiners reports that organizations lose an average of 5% of ...
MoreIn previous posts on the Porter Hedges Anti-Corruption & Compliance Blog, our team has discussed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) proposal to amend its rules and require disclosures related to cybersecurity practices. The SEC wants to enhance and standardize the disclosures ...
MoreCybersecurity is the goliath of tech-related concerns for companies of all sizes, not just large corporations. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) encourages small and midsize businesses to focus on their risk management policies and procedures to mitigate risks associated with ...
MoreAccording to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, cybersecurity is the process whereby information and communications systems, and the information contained in those systems, are protected from and/or defended against damage, unauthorized use or modification, or exploitation. As noted by ...
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