Joe Murphy – The Wall Street Journal – January 9, 2018 A memo from the Trump-appointed general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board suggests the agency may take a new approach to issues related…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – January 2018 It’s big news in the employment field: According to some studies, having a policy and mandatory training doesn’t prevent harassment. So when California mandates two…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – December 2017 An interesting article in The Wall Street Journal reported on the growing role of contract employees in companies. While exact figures are uncertain, the percentages…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – October 2017 One question that sometimes comes up, especially regarding new employees or those who are newly promoted, is when do they need to be trained? How…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – August 2017 Practitioners today know that they need to measure and assess their compliance programs. Often, though, they seem to go inexorably to surveys as the tool for…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – July 2017 Every day, it seems, we read about another major company facing criminal charges or committing other types of improper actions. We hear about large fines,…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – May 2017 The EEOC recently posted a draft enforcement guidance for comment; among its features was a discussion of “promising practices,” including “interactive” training. I have also…

Joe Murphy – Compliance & Ethics Professional – April 2017 One of the most challenging issues for compliance and ethics professionals is how to evaluate a compliance program. There is quite a bit that has…