The SEC Chair has identified several areas of focus (10b5-1 plans, climate change, human capital management and cybersecurity risk governance among others), while also asking the SEC staff to revisit a number of recently amended rules (proxy voting advice, the integration framework for exempt offerings, the accredited investor definition and resource extraction rules).
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Amendments recently took effect to “address gaps and complexities in the exempt offering framework that impede access to capital for issuers and access to investment opportunities for investors.”
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Six points to keep in mind regarding the TSA Pipeline Security Directive.
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The EEOC issued guidance regarding whether employers may incentivize employees to voluntarily provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
Download PDF version >This week’s victims include a pipeline, major municipalities, and a tribal government.
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One of the primary focuses of the SEC going forward will be to review climate and other ESG disclosures, develop new guidance and possibly new rules related to these topics, and more aggressively enforce the rules that relate to climate and other ESG topics.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced and is expected to pass the PRO Act, which has been described by some as “a historic proposal that restores fairness to the economy” and, by others, “a union boss wish list.”
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The new year has ushered in a flurry of new bills now pending at various stages of development within the Oklahoma Legislature. Read more on three particularly notable pieces of legislation.
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