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DE Talk | Combatting the “She-cession”: Creating Equitable Opportunity for Women
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Reflecting on the Meaning of Women's History Month for Women and Girls Today with Ellen Snortland, Board Member and Goodwill Ambassador of the National Women's History Alliance: On Record PR
Framing the American Past to Better Understand Women and Gender History with UC Davis Professors Ellen Hartigan -O’Conner and Lisa Materson: On Record PR
Building a More Empathetic Workplace
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I-16 – Kneeling, Indefinite Leave, DC Updates, Non-Compete Consideration, and Pretty as a Protected Class
Episode 10: Pregnancy Discrimination Insights (Hint: It's Not Just About The FMLA)
Employment Law This Week: Pregnant Workers, Time-Rounding Practice, Gender Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination
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On May 13, 2022, a law requiring publicly held corporations headquartered in California to have women on the board of directors was enjoined from being enforced and declared unconstitutional after a bench trial in Los Angeles...more
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New York State recently enacted a new law (A 6330/S 4278) mandating a study of the proportion of female members on the boards of corporations authorized to do business in the state. To implement the study, the law requires...more
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