Episode 151, the What is Illegal DEI edition

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, the quartet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Moore, and Karen Woody is hosted by Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. Karen Moore looks at state, international, and private prosecutions of various ABC laws. She rants at the Department of Education for setting up a 1984-style anonymous reporting line for students to report on their teachers. Matt Kelly reviews the Glencore DPA record. He has a shout-out to Microsoft for picking up Jenner & Block as counsel and rants about the GOP effort to abolish the PCAOB. Jonathan Armstrong reviews changes at the UK SFO. He shouts out to the compliance community for their support of Diana Trevley and encourages her continuing recovery now that she is back in the US. Karen Woody considers tariffs as a new source for FCA claims and shouts out to the movie Conclave. Tom Fox shouts out to former San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who announced his retirement on May 1. The members of Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/).  He adds an international focus and can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, is the host, producer, and sometimes panelist of Everything Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. The award-winning Everything Compliance is part of the Compliance Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Moore, and Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist, will appear as panelists. 1. Karen Moore examines EU changes in reporting on ESG and CCCD and rants about the anxiety caused by the Trump Administration. 2. Matt Kelly reviews the off-channel messaging scandal. He rants about the Trevor Milton pardon. 3. Jonathan Armstrong takes a deep dive into Agentic AI and its implications for compliance. He shouts out to Russell Brand for unmasking British actor Penelope Keith as JFK’s assassin. 4. Tom Fox examines the world’s response to Trump’s suspension of FCPA enforcement. He shouts out to Opening Day of the 2025 MLB season and highlights his hometown heroes, the Houston Astros. The members of Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/). He adds an international focus and can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, we have the quartet of Matt Kelly, Karen Woody, and Karen Moore, all hosted by Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist. They all look at various issues for compliance professionals under the current administration. Karen Moore, what is ‘illegal DEI’? She shouts out to federal employees who have been summarily terminated. Matt Kelly considers the work of DOGE at the SEC. He shouts out to James Harrison, whose plasma contains a rare antibody known as anti-D, which is used to make injections that protect unborn babies from hemolytic disease of the newborn. Karen Woody asks whether the trial of the Cognizant Technology executives will ever occur. She shouts out to Georgetown Law Dean Will Treanor, who shut down the illegal harassment of the school by the interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia. Tom Fox shouts out to the Quebecoise for embracing their Canadian-ness and all those north of the border who are responding to Trump’s bullying with ‘Elbows Up’. The members of Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/). He adds an international focus and can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Jonathan Marks, Karen Woody, and Karen Moore join the full gang to examine various issues for compliance professionals under the incoming administration. Jonathan Armstrong looks at the car crash coming for DeepSeek in the EU. He shouts out to Peter Mandelson, the new UK Ambassador to the United States. Karen Moore looks at the reframing of DEI. She shouts out about the film on September 5. Matt Kelly considers the Bondi Memo on changes in DOJ enforcement focus and mentions Alexei Navalny’s memoir. Karen Woody examines the new SEC Crypto Taskforce and mentions the award-winning play Hadestown. Jonathan Marks provides a tutorial on the role of internal audit on export controls. He also shouts out to his hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles (now the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles). Tom Fox shouts out to (conspiracy) Bill Simmons for opining that the Dallas Maverick’s trade of Luka Doncic was a ploy to force the state of Texas to allow gambling in this state. The members of Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/). He adds an international focus and can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few months ago, we had a Special Edition of Everything Compliance with the two primary hosts of the Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine and Hemma Lomax, together with our female panelists from Everything Compliance, Karen Woody and Karen Moore, all hosted by Kristy Grant-Hart. The episode was so popular (and the host and guests had so much fun) that everyone involved decided to make it a quarterly event. In today’s episode, Everything Compliance (Q1-2025 edition), hosted by Kristy Grant-Hart, with panelists Karen Moore, Karen Woody, Lisa Fine, and Hemma Lomax. Host Kristy Grant-Hart leads the group’s discussion in this episode. She rants about the looting in LA now and raves about the response the City of Angels has made coming together in the wake of the fires. Karen Moore examines the 10th Amendment and how states can use it during the second Trump administration. She raves about Timothy Snyder’s book Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century. Lisa Fine examines the recent air collision tragedy in Washington, DC, and draws lessons from it. In her Raves and Rants segment, she rants about NFL referees and raves about improv classes and The Herald. Hemma Lomax goes into a deep exploration of employee disengagement. She has a double rave about seeing Lisa Fine at a recent DC event and her kids getting a skiing lesson from Karen Moore. Karen Woody discusses the SEC change requiring that all investigations be approved by the Commission before they can commence. She also raves about Beyonce’s winning her first Best Album of the Year Grammy award. The members of this special episode of Everything Compliance (GWIC edition) are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts on the SEC. She is also the co-host of the award-winning podcast, The Woody Report. Karen Moore – is an Adjunct Law professor at the Fordham School of Law. Lisa Fine – is a co-host of the award-winning Great Women in Compliance. Hemma Lomax – is a co-host of the award-winning Great Women in Compliance. The host of this special episode of Everything Compliance is Kristy Grant-Hart, founder of Spark Compliance and co-host of the award-winning podcast 2 Gurus Talk Compliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this Edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, the truncated triplet of Matt Kelly, Tom Fox, and Karen Moore takes a deep dive into Trump’s First Week and what it all means for compliance. Karen Moore takes a deep dive into the War on DEI. She rants about Meta dropping its fact-checking. She rants about the sportsmanship of those at the Australian Open who booed Novak Djokovic for having the temerity to become injured and forced to withdraw from his match but shouts out to the Bills Mafia who supported Ravens Tight End Mark Andrews after his dropped touchdown pass. Matt Kelly considers the DOGE Commission’s insanity and its morphing into a technology committee. He rants about the Trump Administration’s inane action in trying to invalidate the Constitution and shouts out Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour for putting a TRO in place for Trump’s alleged Order overruling the 14th Amendment on birthright citizenship. Tom Fox leads a discussion on the potential weaponization of the FCPA and FEPA. He shouts out to Jackie Smith, who presaged Mark Andrews by 26 years by dropping a wide-open touchdown pass from Roger Staubach in the 1979 Super Bowl, and to Houston Astro Billy Wagner for his election into the MLB Hall of Fame. The members of Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/). He adds an international focus and can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge by clicking here. Check out the full 3-book series, The Compliance Kids on Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, and Karen Moore examine various issues for compliance professionals under the incoming Administration. a. Jonathan Armstrong takes a lesson on business ethics from handbags in South Korea, and we learn about ‘Say-Do.’ He rants about Liz Truss trying to salvage her name through litigation. b. Karen Moore deeply dives into some interesting litigation around pregnancy discrimination claims, and we learn about ‘stray remarks.’ She rants about Meta dropping its fact-checking and shouts out former President Jimmy Carter. c. Matt Kelly considers the Bayview Asset Management enforcement action and what it may mean for compliance. He shouts out to Steve Guttenberg and all those Los Angelinos who assist during the ongoing fires. . d. Karen Woody looks at what the new Trump Administration may mean for the CFPB going forward. She rants about the idiots denying climate change. e. Tom Fox shouts out to two brothers in arms: former Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Their love for each other and Gerald Ford’s tribute to Jimmy Carter, read by Gerald’s son, Steven Ford, at Jimmy Carter’s funeral. The members of the Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/). He adds an international focus and can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge by clicking here. Check out the full 3-book series, The Compliance Kids on Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this Special Edition of Everything Compliance. In this episode, Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Karen Woody, and Karen Moore examine various issues for compliance professionals under the incoming administration. Jonathan Marks discusses how deepfake videos facilitate fraud and how companies can combat this scourge. He shouts out to Miriam Chamani and her Voodoo Spiritual Temple. Karen Moore takes a deep dive into sustainability requirements in the EU and what these obligations mean for US companies under the second Trump administration. She shouts out to all the delivery folks this holiday season. Matt Kelly examines the DOGE initiative and its potential impact on compliance. He rants about the Pete Hegseth nomination and praises the South Korean people who opposed the presidential coup. Karen Woody examines what the new Trump administration may mean for the SEC in the future and rants about Time Magazine naming Donald Trump its Man of the Year. Tom Fox shouts out to the Shuffle Mamas. The members of the Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong – is our UK colleague and an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer in London. He can be reached at [email protected]. Jonathan Marks – can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge by clicking here. Check out the full 3-book series, The Compliance Kids on Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to this Special Edition of Everything Compliance. This podcast came into existence to chronicle what Donald Trump would mean for compliance in his first administration. Our first episode was 8 years ago after Trump won his first term. Now, 8 years later, we are back with a look at what the second Trump Administration may bring to compliance. This episode features the quintets of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Marks, Karen Woody, Jonathan Armstrong, and Karen Moore. They all look at various angles of how the incoming Trump Administration uses, abuses, or disregards compliance in the future. Jonathan Marks considers the PCAOB and NOCAR, what the second Trump Administration could do to this initiative and what it may all mean going forward. He shouts out to his son Daniel’s football game and rants about the 76ers and their absent star Joel Embiid. Karen Moore takes a deep dive into what the second Trump Administration will mean for compliance policies and procedures and tone at the top. She raves about the beauty in the world in times of ugliness. Matt Kelly takes a look at what the new Trump Administration may portend for corporate compliance and compliance professionals. He raves about the elections of Gene Vindman and David Valadao to Congress in the face of Trump opposition. Karen Woody looks at what the new Trump Administration may mean for the SEC going forward. She has her first ‘dirge’ in her shout out and rant to all those people who have been or will be attacked by Trump and his supporters Tom Fox shouts out the Indiana football team and their perfect record in 2024. Jonathan Armstrong looks at what a second Trump Administration might mean from ‘Across the Pond’. The members of the Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody – Is one of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at [email protected] Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague and an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer in London. He can be reached at [email protected] Jonathan Marks can be reached at [email protected] Karen Moore is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance, and can be reached at [email protected] The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at [email protected]. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network. For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge by clicking here. Check out the full 3-book series, The Compliance Kids on Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. A few months ago, we had a Special Edition of some of the Great Women in Compliance, together with our female panelists, all hosted by Kristy Grant-Hart. The episode was so popular (and the host and guests had so much fun) that everyone involved decided to make it a quarterly event. In today’s episode, Everything Compliance (Q4-GWIC edition) is hosted by Kristy Grant-Hart, and the guest panelists include Karen Moore, Lisa Fine, and Hemma Lomax. Host Kristy Grant-Hart takes a deep dive into meeting recording and note-taking services and why you need to disable these default settings. She shouts out to her hometown LA Dodgers for winning the World Series and rants about one of her favorite stores, Williams-Sonoma, playing holiday music before Halloween. Karen Moore looks at Modern Slavery. She raves about United Airlines and its unending stream of communications. Lisa Fine takes a deep dive into the RTX settlements. In her Raves and Rants segment, she has a rant and a rave. First, after noting she cannot play Christmas music more than two weeks before Thanksgiving, she rants about vendors pushing compliance officers to use the budget in Q4, and she raves about her hometown, Buffalo Bills. Hemma Lomax explores the recent termination of multiple EY personnel for taking multiple trainings at the same time. She rants about the rush to write AI policies that are very prescriptive and exhaustive lists of approved uses with approved tools only because we have to be realistic about approaching these interests. The members of this special episode of Everything Compliance are: Karen Woody is one of the top academic experts at the SEC and the co-host of the award-winning podcast The Woody Report. Karen Moore is an Adjunct Law professor at the Fordham School of Law. Lisa Fine is a co-host of the award-winning Great Women in Compliance. Hemma Lomax is a co-host of the award-winning Great Women in Compliance. The host of this special episode of Everything Compliance is Kristy Grant-Hart, founder of Spark Compliance and co-host of the award-winning podcast 2 Gurus Talk Compliance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices