Quarterly Compliance Round-up: June 2026

A quarterly round-up of ethics and compliance enforcement and rulemaking from March to June 2026: EU foreign investment screening reform, BIS export enforcement, expanding whistleblower programs, anti-boycott, sanctions, and FCPA developments.

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How to Audit Your AI Vendors: A Practical Guide to Third-Party Risk

Most companies have more AI vendors than they realize, and you're liable for what they do. A practical five-step audit for Compliance, Legal, HR, and People Ops teams.

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Five questions our first AI in Compliance cohort asked about vibe coding

Twenty-five compliance professionals. Ninety minutes inside Lovable. Here are the five questions they asked about vibe coding — and the answers worth keeping.

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How to give your employees a reality check, respectfully (and the training to do it)

Every People team has a story like it. We sat down with Hebba Youssef, CPO at Workweek, to talk through how to give employees a reality check without losing the room — and we're sharing the training deck we actually use.

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Why does everyone hate HR? Steal these scripts and prompts to reclaim the people work

Spend five minutes in an anti-work subreddit and the verdict on HR is unanimous. "Order takers." "Policy police." "The cleanup crew." "The scapegoats." Those were real words from real HR/People...

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10 HR & Compliance training courses your employees need in 2026 and beyond

TL;DR Run-of-the-mill HR training courses aren't getting the job done. Sure, they check the annual compliance training box, but they don't impact company culture or create more inclusive workplaces. Heck,...

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Sexual Harassment Training Requirements by State (2026)

TL;DR Sexual harassment training requirements in the United States are a patchwork. There's no single federal mandate, but a growing set of state and local laws means employers, especially those...

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AI in Hiring: 5 Employment Laws Every HR Team Should Know in 2027

TL;DR AI is showing up in more parts of the employment lifecycle every quarter, from resume screening and skills assessments to scheduling and performance reviews. The rules around these tools...

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What the proposed HIPAA Security Rule changes mean for your training program

Update (July 2026): HHS has pushed back its projected timeline for finalizing the HIPAA Security Rule amendments. According to the latest regulatory agenda, final action is now expected in July...

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Ethena vs. EasyLlama: the top 7 reasons companies leave for Ethena

Last updated: May 2026 Most of the teams who leave EasyLlama for Ethena started there for the same reason: it was the most modern option they could actually get budget...

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From Creator to Strategist: Reclaiming Your Role in Compliance Training

Key takeaways (TL;DR for busy leaders): For more on why static, in-house training becomes a maintenance burden, see our companion post: The Maintenance Trap: Why Your Compliance Strategy Is Quietly...

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The Top 5 Pitfalls Compliance Teams Face When Building (vs. Buying) Training

AI has made it easier than ever before to generate compliance training content. With tools like HeyGen and Synthesia, you can turn a script into a video in minutes. LLMs...

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