Every Country forbids bribery of its own government officials. The U.S. goes further and forbids bribery of foreign government officials. This is done through the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Act makes it illegal for various covered persons, including any U.S. person or company, or anyone acting on their behalf, to bribe a foreign official, official of public international organizations, foreign political parties of candidates for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, and imposes accounting and recordkeeping requirements. A violation of the Act can result in severe penalties, both civil and criminal. Thus, it is important for you to be familiar with the guidelines set forth by the Act. As with all other HR Classroom trainings, any organization can quickly and easily bring their employees up to speed on these issues as well as fully document trainee activity. Your organization’s own policy can also be inserted directly into each training.
Course Content Includes
- The problem of substance abuse in the workplace
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Results of Bribery and Corruption
- FCPA Anti-Bribery Provisions
- Anti-bribery Provision Prohibition elements
- Facilitating Payments
- Affirmative Defenses
- Guidelines for Bona Fide Expenditures
- Foreign Affiliates
- Integrity of Foreign Business Partners and Agents
- FCPA Accounting Provisions
- Best Practices - Avoiding the Appearance of Impropriety
- FCPA Criminal and Civil Penalties
- Quizzes and final review quiz