CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROFESSIONAL CCEP
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Who handles non-retaliation? Which dept? - ✔✔HR
✔✔What handles record mgmt/retention? Which dept? - ✔✔Legal
✔✔What handles employee handbook, employee performance, FMLA? Which dept? -
✔✔HR
✔✔Who develops controls, policies, procedures and systems? - ✔✔Compliance
✔✔Who handles sensitive investigations? - ✔✔Legal
✔✔What is structural policy? - ✔✔Framework
✔✔What is substantive policy? - ✔✔Define regs and the how
✔✔What is "tone in the middle?" - ✔✔Managers must demonstrate their commitment to
compliance.
✔✔First step prior to launching a compliance program? - ✔✔Baseline risk assessment
✔✔If misconduct is found, what are the two areas that are important to fix the issue? -
✔✔Enforcement and discipline
✔✔What is a typical discipline process? - ✔✔Verbal warning - written warning - unpaid
suspension - termination
✔✔Punishment should match the? - ✔✔Offense
✔✔Who is responsible for compliance? - ✔✔Everyone
✔✔What is a retrospective audit? - ✔✔Comprehensive inspection - potential problem
identified THEN investigated
✔✔What is a concurrent aduit? - ✔✔Ongoing investigation - identified problems as they
arise
✔✔Which audit is the best way to change behavior? - ✔✔Concurrent Audit
✔✔What the the two detection mechanisms of a compliance program? - ✔✔Auditing
and monitoring
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Who handles non-retaliation? Which dept? - ✔✔HR
✔✔What handles record mgmt/retention? Which dept? - ✔✔Legal
✔✔What handles employee handbook, employee performance, FMLA? Which dept? -
✔✔HR
✔✔Who develops controls, policies, procedures and systems? - ✔✔Compliance
✔✔Who handles sensitive investigations? - ✔✔Legal
✔✔What is structural policy? - ✔✔Framework
✔✔What is substantive policy? - ✔✔Define regs and the how
✔✔What is "tone in the middle?" - ✔✔Managers must demonstrate their commitment to
compliance.
✔✔First step prior to launching a compliance program? - ✔✔Baseline risk assessment
✔✔If misconduct is found, what are the two areas that are important to fix the issue? -
✔✔Enforcement and discipline
✔✔What is a typical discipline process? - ✔✔Verbal warning - written warning - unpaid
suspension - termination
✔✔Punishment should match the? - ✔✔Offense
✔✔Who is responsible for compliance? - ✔✔Everyone
✔✔What is a retrospective audit? - ✔✔Comprehensive inspection - potential problem
identified THEN investigated
✔✔What is a concurrent aduit? - ✔✔Ongoing investigation - identified problems as they
arise
✔✔Which audit is the best way to change behavior? - ✔✔Concurrent Audit
✔✔What the the two detection mechanisms of a compliance program? - ✔✔Auditing
and monitoring