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ACC Position:
In November, ACC filed an amicus brief in response to a request from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding whether it should reconsider its standards for protection of offensive statements of a racial or sexual nature under the National … Continue reading
Compliance & Ethics
Issue: Compliance and Ethics
Compliance & Ethics
ACC Submits Comments on Whistleblower Programs in Australia
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ACC Position:
On September 17, ACC and its Australian chapter submitted comments to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in response to their Consultation paper 321 and Draft Guidance on new requirements regarding organizational whistleblower programs. In its comments, ACC praised … Continue reading
ACC Submits Comments to California State Bar Regarding Innovation Task Force
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ACC Position:
On September 23rd, ACC submitted a letter in response to proposals by the State Bar of California’s Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS). ATILS is tasked with identifying possible regulatory changes to enhance how lawyers and … Continue reading
ACC Joins Comments to Iowa State Bar Regarding Insurance Counsel Ethics
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ACC Position:
In August, ACC joined a group of organizations and insurance companies in filing comments to the Iowa State Bar Association’s Ethics and Practice Guidelines Committee. The comments were written in response to the Committee’s proposal to revise Iowa’s Ethics Opinion … Continue reading
ACC Recommends DC Bar Not Change Outside Counsel Guidelines
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ACC Position:
On June 28th, ACC and its National Capitol Region chapter submitted comments to the District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, regarding client-generated engagement letters and outside counsel guidelines. The Committee is considering whether to regulate the … Continue reading
ACC Endorses the ICN Framework for Competition Agency Procedures
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ACC Position:
ACC, along with other global business organizations, has endorsed the International Competition Network (ICN) Framework for Competition Agency Procedures (CAP). The CAP highlights and reinforces important due process principles in competition law investigations. See more here.
ACC Joins Lawyers for Civil Justice for CLO Sign-on Letter
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ACC Position:
ACC helped organize more than 130 companies signing on to a letter to the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee opposing a proposed amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The new amendment would burden organizations and … Continue reading
ACC Responds to NLRB Proposed Rule on Joint-Employer Status
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ACC Position:
On January 25th, ACC and its Labor Law Network submitted comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to proposed revisions to The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status. In its letter, ACC supported the NLRB’s decision to restore … Continue reading
ACC Hosts European Parliament Event on Whistleblowing
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ACC Position:
On November 6th, ACC hosted a discussion panel event, Whistleblowing and Compliance inside Corporations, at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event focused on how whistleblower protections are of critical importance for the European justice system, the rule of law, … Continue reading
ACC Responds to European Commission’s Proposal on Whistleblower Protection
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ACC Position:
In September, ACC and its Europe chapter drafted a position paper in response to the European Commission’s proposal on whistleblower protection. The Commission’s proposal would require internal reporting of suspected wrongdoing before a whistleblower could report to public authorities or the … Continue reading
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