OGE Issues Proposed Rule Re Gifts for Executive Branch Employees
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.07.15
On November 27, 2015, the Office of Government Ethics issued a proposed rule that would revise the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Executive Branch Employees governing the solicitation and acceptance of gifts from outside sources. In the proposed rule, which has a comment period closing on January 26, 2016, the OGE has identified areas in which the new language is meant to "clarify" the existing rules and "incorporate past interpretive guidance."
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.13.24
SEC Disbands its Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly recently dissolved its Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force (the Task Force). The Task Force was part of SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s broader push to increase investors’ access to environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) information about public companies and registered investment companies. The dissolution of the Climate and ESG Enforcement Task Force comes after three years marked by industry resistance and a mixed record in the courts. Prior to the Task Force’s dissolution, the agency removed ESG from its annual Examination Priorities Report, which provides areas of particular focus during SEC examinations. While the Task Force has been dissolved, the SEC is still pursuing a number of its proposed ESG and climate-related rules.
Client Alert | 12 min read | 09.13.24
Tri-Agencies Finalize NQTL Comparative Analysis Standards in Final Rule
Client Alert | 5 min read | 09.11.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.11.24