What is the purpose of rehabilitation in a best practices compliance program? In this episode, I use the recent trade by the Houston Astros for closer Roberto Osuna last week as an introduction into several areas around compliance, discipline, punishment and zero tolerance. Osuna had been charged with violating the Major League Baseball (MLB) policy on domestic abuse. This weekend Osuna came off a 75-game suspension. It involved an incident for assault, for which Osuna pleaded not guilty to in a criminal case in Ontario. As part of this discussion, I consider several questions.
For more reading see my blog post Due Diligence, Zero Tolerance and Compliance.