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Under Siege: Trade Associations Rap White House for Recent Flood of EOs Targeting Contractors

Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.14.15

In an August 3 letter to the White House, four trade associations (the AIA, PSC, NDIA, and ITIC) requested "on behalf of the thousands of companies … that no further presidential directives primarily focused on government contractors be issued for the foreseeable future." The letter cited a dozen recent executive orders related to procurement that have resulted in a significant increase in the cost of doing business with the government, including the recent one on "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (discussed here), and urged the Administration to address the "impacts, inefficiencies, and in many cases, unintended consequences" created by the recent deluge of EOs directed at government contractors.


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Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.02.25

CARB Delays Enforcement of California’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Report Law (SB 261) and Issues New Guidance on Climate Disclosure Requirements in SB 261 and SB 253

As we have reported previously, California has enacted a pair of climate-related reporting laws that apply to large entities doing business in California (SB 253 and SB 261, as modified by SB 219). This alert provides an update on only the most recent events; please see previous alerts for a broader overview of the laws’ requirements....