BELA Asks: How Do I Factor Compliance into Performance Evaluations?

BELA Asks: How Do I Factor Compliance into Performance Evaluations?

Last March, the Dept. of Justice issues its updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Program document, which aims to assist prosecutors in making informed decisions as to whether, and to what extent, a company’s compliance program was effective at the time when it committed some kind of punishable offense. We all know that crime doesn’t pay, but it helps if your company makes sure of it by incorporating compliance best practices into how it rewards its top performers.

To that end, Erica Salmon Byrne, BELA Chair, answers the burning question: How do I factor compliance into performance evaluations?