You can imagine our Enforcement Division's view of those and similar provisions under our rules." In two more recent enforcement actions, the agency has – consistent with the SEC chair's statements — made it clear that it intends to continue to target companies using language in severance agreements that it contends discourage or suppress whistleblower activities. In the first of these two actions, on August 10, 2016, the agency announced that BlueLinx Holdings had agreed to pay a $265,000 penalty to settle a cease-and-desist proceeding relating to the company's use of certain language in its severance agreements. As described in the agency's press release, the SEC alleged that the company violated the securities laws by using severance agreements that required outgoing employees to waive their rights to monetary recovery should they file a charge or complaint with the SEC or other federal agencies.