How to Comply & Mitigate Risk

Organizations mitigate enforcement risk by: maintaining full compliance with all reporting, transparency, and audit requirements, conducting proactive internal audits to identify and fix issues before regulatory review, documenting compliance efforts and good-faith remediation, training HR and legal teams on requirements, establishing compliance calendars for deadlines, responding promptly and completely to regulatory inquiries, and maintaining appropriate insurance coverage. When violations occur, voluntary disclosure, prompt remediation, and cooperation with investigators can significantly reduce penalties. Strong compliance programs provide affirmative defenses in many jurisdictions.