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International

Jun. 8, 2006

Overreaching Global Codes of Conduct Can Violate the Law

Focus Column - By Cynthia L. Jackson - In the quest to be globally "ethical," companies may be ironically violating employment and privacy laws and voluntarily subjecting themselves to significant litigation risks both abroad and in the United States.

Focus Column

By Cynthia L. Jackson
     

      In the quest to be globally "ethical," companies may be ironically violating employment and privacy laws and voluntarily subjecting themselves to significant litigation risks both abroad and in the United States.
      Part of the disconnect may be due to an erroneous assumption regarding the reach of Sarbanes-Oxley. Al...

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