Employment & Labor Alert – How to Select the Right Search Firm or Staffing Agency
Hiring decisions carry significant risks. A poor fit can lead to lost time, increased costs, and disruption to culture and operations.
Employment & Labor Alert – What Employers Got Wrong: Hiring and Retaliation Missteps Identified by an Oklahoma Federal Court
Pendergraft v. Steiner (W.D. Okla. 2025) shows HR and managers what NOT to do in hiring, promotions, and handling employee complaints.
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Alert — Compliance First for the New Year: EPA Sweeps Away Overreach in Enforcement
On December 5, 2025, EPA Assistant Administrator Craig Pritzlaff issued a memorandum directing the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance to adopt a renewed “compliance first” approach across all civil enforcement and compliance programs.
Employment & Labor Alert – TX Employers Beware: Fifth Circuit Says Your Arbitration Agreements May Be Unenforceable
If your company requires employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements (and you should), here’s a wake‑up call: if you (the employer) didn’t sign it, too, then it may not be worth the paper it’s printed on.
Securities Alert – SEC Stalls Rule 14a-8 No-Action Responses
The SEC recently announced that through September 30, 2026, it will generally not respond to company Rule 14a-8 no-action requests seeking to exclude shareholder proposals.
GableGotwals’ PFAS Pulse – Volume 1, Edition 4
In this edition of GableGotwals’ PFAS Pulse, we track the latest developments in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) regulation and litigation. As the PFAS regulatory landscape tightens in some areas and recalibrates in others, companies across the supply chain should treat PFAS compliance as an ongoing priority.
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Alert — Proactive by Design: Strengthening Deals Through Early Environmental Due Diligence
Environmental issues surface in far too many deals only after the business terms are locked in, diligence windows are closing, lenders start asking hard questions, and after the opportunity to meaningfully and more accurately allocate risk has slipped away.
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Alert — NEPA in Transition: CEQ’s Guidance and the New Landscape for Federal Permitting
On September 29, 2025, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published an updated guidance memorandum regarding implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).