Even before the invasion of Ukraine focused attention on Europe's dependence on fossil fuels from Russia, regulatory changes and climate litigation were converging to make 2022 a pivotal year for climate change law in Europe.
"The SEC's climate disclosure proposal is the most extensive, comprehensive and complicated disclosure initiative in decades," said Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Meredith Cross, a former SEC official.
Brian Flores sued the NFL over its hiring practices, claiming that the Rooney Rule isn't having its intended effect. It seems to be falling flat in corporate hiring as well.
The pandemic introduced flexible scheduling that has given employees more control over their workday and, in turn, has led to happier employees, improved production, and increased retention. For many, Covid-related employment changes are here to stay.
In my 12 years of monitoring compliance programs for companies with operations in Latin America, I have seen multinationals struggle to implement their compliance programs.