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What Next? Assessing Key Steps Contractors Must Consider for "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Compliance

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.29.16

In Preparing for Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces – Previewing Violation and Remediation Information with the Government, Crowell & Moring attorneys discuss the impending final rule implementing the "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" Executive Order. Specifically, although it is generally understood that the rule – once finalized – will pose significant new administrative and reporting requirements on federal contractors and subcontractors with respect to certain labor compliance, this article discusses the critical "next steps" companies should consider when mapping a strategy to reduce the risk of adverse government action arising from such reporting.

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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....