Whistleblowers and the Law

Overview

Honest people face real challenges when working in an unethical environment. Business owners may be at risk if team members feel as though policies and practices within the business violate rules, regulations, or laws. Some of those employees may contact authorities. Perhaps they work in an undercover capacity, exposing the business owner and other people that work with the business, or align with the business, to both government investigations and potentially criminal prosecutions. Participants will learn from a real story which led to criminal prosecution for Medicare Fraud. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• Government incentives to turn professionals into informants.
• What influences a fraudulent culture in a professional environment?
• How misleading investigators can lead to federal prison.
• Influence of pressures and crime.
• C-Suite influences and leadership

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Any professional who feels threatened by working in an ethically challenged business environment.

Objectives

After attending this presentation participants will...

• Understand how whistle-blowing incentives influence employee decisions.
• Identify how workplace pressures can threaten the viability of a business.
• Show the importance of leadership buy-in on complying with laws and regulations.
• Describe how corporate policies influence risk levels.
• Explain the relationship between business decisions and potential prosecution.

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by CPA Crossings. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.