SEC Orders Staff to Return by January, Infuriating Union

Also, financial industry weighs in on agency's 'names' rule for ESG investment funds

While numerous federal government workers are now being told to head back to their offices, employees at the SEC were recently given a different message: see you next year.

Late last month, Ken Johnson, the agency’s chief operating officer, set an official date for employees to return: January 9, 2023. His commission-wide email told staff to make any “ne…