Two years ago, Florida became the center of widespread media attention with its enactment of a new law, which set out to curb training and teaching relating to inclusion, equity, and diversity (“IE&D”). Since then, there has...more
8/7/2024
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Bias ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Free Speech ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Labor Reform ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Stop Woke Act
In its June 29, 2023, unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy, the United States Supreme Court upended nearly 50 years of precedent by “clarifying” the undue hardship standard in religious accommodation claims under Title VII of...more
On April 1, 2022, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled that California Assembly Bill 979—a bill designed to increase diversity and improve the persistently low number of underrepresented groups on corporate...more
4/20/2022
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California ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Protection ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
State Constitutions
Over the past year, employers have had to grapple with seismic social, cultural, and political developments impacting profoundly how they do business. From a worldwide pandemic severely affecting global communities, markets...more
In the midst of national conversations surrounding racial equity and social justice, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 979 into law on September 30, 2020. AB 979 is a first-of-its-kind legislation requiring that no later than...more
10/1/2020
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Gender Equity ,
Governor Newsom ,
Minorities ,
New Legislation ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
Woman Board Members
Georgia law prohibits private employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of age, disability and sex (specifically compensation-based claims). There are, however, no state statutes prohibiting private...more
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act" or "Act") authorizes certain federal agencies to assess the "diversity policies and practices of the entities they regulate." On June 10,...more
6/18/2015
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OMWI ,
Race Discrimination ,
Title VII