DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
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Non-Compete Agreements: An Endangered Species?
DE Under 3: Behind the Scenes of EEOC’s Full Commission Hearing
DE Under 3: Data Gathering & Data Delivery
Kilptrick Townsend Digital Assets Minute | U.S. Treasury—Comments on Digital Assets Development Due August 8th
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
CA DFPI Request for Comment on Cryptocurrency-Related Financial Products and Services - The Consumer Finance Podcast
DE Under 3: New Data Collection Burdens, NLRB’s Ruling Regarding Union Election Dismissals, and OMB’s Tech Modernization Fund
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
DE Under 3: OFCCP Contractor Portal & Request for Comments for Functional Affirmative Action Programs (FAAPs)
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Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
III-42-The New Overtime Rule and Antitrust Issues With Your Non-Competes
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
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The SEC currently has several notable rule proposals that have received public comment but have not yet been finalized. The potential direction of these proposals is likely to be influenced by the leadership of the new SEC...more
Regulatory Developments - Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks - On December 2, the Federal Reserve announced that it...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reopened comments for nearly two dozen proposed rules and other matters. Our Securities Group details the list that includes some controversial rules about cybersecurity, SPACs, and...more
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will reopen the public comment periods for 11 rulemaking releases and one request for comment due to a technological error that resulted...more
On May 9, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it will extend the public comment period on its proposed rules on climate-related disclosures by public companies. The comment period was scheduled...more
On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a package of new rules and amendments to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and improve cyber resilience of investment advisers and investment...more
In This Issue. The federal bank regulatory agencies requested public comment on proposed guidance designed to help banking organizations manage risks associated with third-party relationships; the Office of the Comptroller of...more
In this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more
On October 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted 3-2 to propose a conditional exemption (“Exemption”) to permit natural persons to engage in limited securities activities as “finders” on behalf of...more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed modifying the disclosure framework for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (funds), which would create a new layered disclosure regime that attempts to...more
In a substantial August 5, 2020, release (the Proposal), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to the existing disclosure framework applicable to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (open-end...more
Key Points - SEC proposes significant changes to the Advisers Act “Advertising Rule” and “Cash Solicitation” Rule. - The proposed definition of “Advertisements” expands the types of communications that are considered...more
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued a release proposing to revise the rules pertaining to investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors under the Investment...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to the proxy solicitation rules, directly targeting proxy advisory firms (Release No. 34-87457). Consistent with the updated interpretative guidance the SEC...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed on November 4, 2019 significant amendments to its current rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) relating to investment adviser...more
On November 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to propose amendments to modernize Rule 206(4)-1, addressing investment adviser advertisements, and Rule 206(4)-3, addressing payments to solicitors,...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - PROPOSED RULES - SEC Proposes New Rule to Permit Certain ETFs to Operate Without an Exemptive Order - On June 28, 2018, the SEC issued a proposed new rule under the...more
On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its proposed Regulation Best Interest. Regulation Best Interest would require broker-dealers and affiliated persons to act in the best interest of a retail...more
Much has happened since we last reported on the Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule. The compliance deadline was extended 18 months to July 1, 2019. A federal appellate court vacated the Fiduciary Rule in its entirety. The...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letters to Facilitate Cross-Border Compliance with the Research “Unbundling” Provisions of the European...more
In This Issue: - SEC Staff Releases Analysis Related to Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules - States Challenge Blue Sky Preemption Under Regulation A+ - FINRA Proposes Revised BrokerCheck Hyperlink Rule -...more