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Regulatory Compliance & Standards Flashcards

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  1. A multinational company communicating with EU customers must comply with GDPR's requirement to provide a privacy notice that is:

    Answer: Concise, transparent, intelligible, and easily accessible in plain language

    GDPR Article 12 requires privacy communications to be concise, transparent, intelligible, and in plain language, accessible to the average person.

  2. Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which communication method requires prior express written consent?

    Answer: Sending marketing text messages to mobile phones

    TCPA requires prior express written consent before sending autodialed or prerecorded marketing messages to mobile phones.

  3. The concept of 'whistleblower protection' in the context of organizational communications means that communicators must:

    Answer: Avoid retaliatory communications against employees who report legal violations

    Laws like Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley prohibit retaliatory communications or actions against employees who report violations in good faith.

  4. In the context of workplace safety, OSHA's requirement for employers to post the OSHA 300A Summary is an example of:

    Answer: Mandatory regulatory communication to ensure worker awareness of injury records

    OSHA mandates posting the 300A Summary from February 1 through April 30 annually, making workplace injury data visible to all employees.

  5. Which scenario best illustrates the application of the PESO model within a regulatory compliance framework?

    Answer: Coordinating paid ads with disclosure language, earned media pitches, shared social posts, and owned content — all meeting applicable regulations

    Regulatory compliance must be applied consistently across all PESO channels — paid, earned, shared, and owned — since each carries distinct legal obligations.

  6. A communicator preparing materials for a nonprofit advocacy organization must understand that issue advocacy advertising is:

    Answer: Subject to FEC rules when it references federal candidates close to an election, even without explicit electoral language

    Issue ads that reference federal candidates within 60 days of a general election or 30 days of a primary are subject to FEC electioneering communication rules.

  7. When drafting a company's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) statement, communicators must ensure it references compliance with:

    Answer: Title VII, the ADA, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other applicable federal laws

    A comprehensive EEO statement must reference all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and other relevant statutes.