In the post Sarbanes-Oxley workplace, the critical need for comprehensive ethics and Code of Conduct training is placing HR, legal and training professionals at the heart of an organizations compliance efforts. It is essential for these business leaders to understand the importance of training, and how to provide it to their organizations.
2004 amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines require all employers – public, private, non profit, government etc. – to adopt formal and effective ethics and compliance programs. Training on these programs must be provided to all workers, from the top to the bottom of an organization.
What you will learn:
• The tangible risks faced by employers for employee ethical and criminal violations
• The legal requirements that mandate ethics and code of conduct training
• How ethics training can deliver a tangible ROI
• How to provide an effective and engaging training program for the entire organization
• The role of training in a broader ethics and compliance program
Who should attend:
• HR/ER Managers, Directors and VPs
• Compliance/risk management and training/development professionals
• CEOs, CFOs and in-house attorneys
Event Speaker:
Shanti Atkins, Esq.
President & CEO | ELT
Shanti Atkins, Esq. is the President & CEO of ELT, which specializes in online legal compliance training. Shanti has advised hundreds of companies on strategic risk management initiatives, with a special focus on ethics, discrimination prevention and wage & hour issues. ELT has served more than 1,000 clients and 2,000,000 end users.
Shanti has been interviewed and quoted on legal compliance issues in a variety of media outlets, including Fox News, Fortune Small Business Magazine, CNET.com, MSNBC, CNBC, The Recorder, The San Francisco Chronicle, Compliance Pipeline, Compliance Reporter, Business Insurance, SHRM Legal Report and Wired News.
Shanti received her Masters of Law (LL.M.) from Harvard University, specializing in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and corporate risk management. She received her J.D. from Queen's University (Canada) and her B.A. (Film) from Queen's University (Canada).
Every week, Shanti posts her comments and thoughts on the latest trends and developments in compliance training to her blog, www.elt-inc.com/blog.