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FDA Pushes to Diversify Clinical Studies, Releases Draft Industry Guidance

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On June 26, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its much-anticipated draft guidance on Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies....more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. ...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 21, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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Nonsensical Bill Requiring Founding Team Diversity Reports Advances

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In April, I reported on SB 54 (Skinner), a bill that would have required institutional Investors, securities and real estate brokers, and others to report on the diversity status of "founding teams".  At the time, I...more

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Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión (DE&I) en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo de Colombia: Parte 2

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Una vez publicada nuestra primera entrega con lineamientos transversales dispuestos en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo (PND) "Colombia potencia mundial de la vida", sobre asuntos de Diversidad e Inclusión (Diversity and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, March 2023

Department of Education’s New Guidance on Personal Liability Requirements Leaves Uncertainty for Institutions - On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance related to the instances in which...more

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California Court Strikes Down Board Gender Diversity Statute

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On May 13, 2022, the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County held that SB 826, the law requiring companies with headquarters in California to have a prescribed number of women on their boards of directors, is...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: August 2021 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Iowa 2021 Legislative Report - Week 4

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Week four brought extensive committee work in both chambers Monday-Wednesday, with a slower day on Thursday due to the snow in Des Moines and across the state, though virtual meetings allowed the Senate to continue to conduct...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2020 #2

Economic Stimulus Negotiations End. Again. With the current acrimony between Republicans and Democrats at a significant low point, the Buzz did not exactly go out on a limb last week in predicting that there would not be a...more

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New California Law To Require Representation From “Underrepresented Communities” On Boards Of Public Companies Headquartered In...

California’s Assembly Bill (“AB”) 979 is set to make waves both within the state and across the country as a groundbreaking new law that would require companies to diversify their boards and reserve seats for directors from...more

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Will This Proposed Law Discriminate Against Minority Males And Non-Binary Persons?

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In 2018, California enacted legislation, SB 826 (Jackson), mandating that publicly held corporations with their principal executive offices in California have a minimum number of female directors.... The legislature is now...more

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California’s Proposed AB 979 Requires Public Company Boards to Include Racial and Ethnic Diversity Information

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ISS Asks Companies for Similar Diversity Disclosures - California lawmakers have proposed legislation mandating that public companies headquartered in the state appoint board members from underrepresented communities. AB...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Bills Promoting Board Diversity Advance in Congress

Earlier this month, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed, with overwhelming bi-partisan support, three bills to promote gender, racial and ethnic diversity on corporate boards. Although there has been progress...more

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Inside the Beltway – Diversity and Inclusion in the Financial Services Sector

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The House Financial Services Committee continues briskly reporting out legislation targeted at the credit reporting system, housing, and diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector. Chairwoman Maxine Waters...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Proposed Legislation to Watch

There are a number of legislative proposals making their way through the House and the Senate that would affect public reporting companies and are gathering some momentum, so they bear watching....more

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Board Diversity And Proxy Fraud

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Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff added two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations dealing with disclosures of self-identified diversity characteristics under Items 401(e) and...more

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Proposed Bill To Mandate Female Directors On Corporate Boards

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State Senator Jason Lewis of Winchester, Massachusetts, intends to file proposed legislation on Friday, January 18, 2019, that, if approved, would require all publicly traded companies with principal executive offices in...more

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Gender Diversity in Patenting: Current Landscape and Recommendations

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A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives in July introduced a little-noticed but ultimately popular piece of legislation in response to reports that point to a gender, race and income gap in patent filing and grant rates. A...more

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Will Three Become the New Two? California State Legislature Passes Boardroom Gender Quota Bill

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The California state legislature on August 30, 2018 approved SB 826, a bill which, if signed into law by the state governor, will require public companies headquartered in California to have a minimum number of female...more

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Boardroom Perspectives: Gender Diversity in Boardrooms Gains Momentum

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Taking steps to address board composition for the long term. The movement toward greater diversity in the boardroom continues to gain momentum as market and legal forces drive boards to increase their gender and ethnic...more

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Will California's Board Gender Quota Bill Encourage Corporations To Dump Male Directors?

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California's board of directors gender quota bill, SB 826, continues its journey through the legislature. Having passed out of the Senate at the end of last month, SB 826 has already been voted out of two Assembly committees...more

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Can California Dictate The Composition Of Foreign Corporations?

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Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson's effort to mandate the number of female directors recently passed out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary. That should not be too surprising as Senator Jackson chairs the committee. The bill's...more

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Legislator Wants University Study Of Diversity At California High Technology Companies

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California Assemblymember Chris Holden has authored a bill that would require the University of California to conduct a study of the racial and ethnic diversity of the board of directors and employees of California high...more

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California Gender Equity Quota Bill Advances

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An effort by several California legislators to impose gender quotas on publicly held corporations will be heard next week by the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. SB 826, as amended on April 3, will apply to both...more

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