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Department of Education Withdraws Proposed Rule Governing Participation on Athletic Teams Based on Gender Identity

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On Dec. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education withdrew its proposed rulemaking regarding the application of sex-related criteria to participation on athletic teams under Title IX....more

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Legal Debate Over Preferred Pronoun Usage in the Classroom Continues with Institutions of...

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In a July 28, 2023 ruling, the Seventh Circuit has signaled that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) seeking to enforce pronoun policies can expect to face increased scrutiny. Specifically, the Seventh Circuit vacated its...more

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Biden Administration Seeks to Prohibit Blanket Ban on Transgender Student Athletes

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Transgender athletes’ participation in school sports has been an area of focus for governing bodies like the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, as well as state...more

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Update on Biden Administration’s Title IX Proposed Rule

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As we’re nearing the end of the calendar year, many of you may be wondering where things stand with the Biden Administration’s proposed Title IX regulations. As we previously reported on this blog, the proposed Title IX rule...more

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Client Alert: SEC Approves Nasdaq's Board Diversity Disclosure Requirements

On August 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq listing rules implementing new board diversity disclosure requirements that will apply to most Nasdaq-listed companies (the Board Diversity Rules). The...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq's Plan to Improve Diversity on Company Boards

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's proposed rule changes related to board diversity and disclosure on Aug. 6, 2021.1 A Nasdaq-listed issuer, subject to some exceptions...more

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SEC Approves New Nasdaq Board Diversity Disclosure Rules

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On August 6, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a Nasdaq rule change that requires its listed companies to have diverse boards or explain why they do not. Subject to certain issuer exemptions and...more

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SEC’s Approval Inches NASDAQ Closer to Implementing Board Diversity Listing Requirements

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Late last year, Nasdaq submitted for approval to the Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed listing Rule 5605(f) and Rule 5606 requiring all, with a few exceptions, of Nasdaq’s roughly 3,249 listed companies to have...more

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SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule

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On Friday, the SEC approved Nasdaq listing rules related to board diversity. The new Board Diversity Rule establishes diversity objectives for different classes of Nasdaq-listed companies and related disclosure requirements....more

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SEC Adopts Nasdaq Rules on Board Diversity

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On August 6, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, described in our prior Client Alert. The new rules will require a Nasdaq-listed company to...more

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Diversity boost in the boardroom: Nasdaq proposes new rules to spark increased board diversity for listed companies

On December 1, 2020, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt listing rules that would enhance board diversity and transparency among companies listed on...more

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Nasdaq Proposes Rules to Diversify Boards and Standardize Diversity Reporting

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On Dec. 1, 2020, the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) submitted a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that, if approved, would require Nasdaq-listed companies to (1) have (or explain why they do not...more

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Nasdaq’s Giant Leap Towards Diversity on the Board

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Following the lead of California, Illinois and other states, Nasdaq, which is home to some of the largest companies in the world including Amazon, Google and Facebook, may require diversity on the board of directors of those...more

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Nasdaq Proposal Includes Mandatory Director Diversity Disclosures

Board diversity may become not just a requirement but smart business as many corporations seek to maintain relevance and purpose. Nasdaq’s proposal would require most Nasdaq-listed companies to have, or explain why they do...more

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Nasdaq Proposal to Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity

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On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to adopt new listing rules related to board diversity.  If approved, the new listing rules would require Nasdaq-listed companies,...more

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The Top 20 Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories Of 2020

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That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more

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Nasdaq Proposes New Rules on Board Diversity

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Nasdaq has filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure. The proposed rules would require a Nasdaq-listed company to have at least two...more

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Nasdaq Proposes New Board Diversity Requirements for Listed Companies

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On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq proposed new listing rules that, if approved by the SEC following a public comment period, would require Nasdaq-listed companies either to have, or explain why they do not have, at least two...more

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Nasdaq Proposes Listing Rules Regarding Board Diversity

On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq announced the filing of a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt new listing rules related to board diversity and disclosures. If adopted, these new listing rules...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Nasdaq Proposes New Board Diversity Rules: What This Means for You

Nasdaq has proposed board diversity rules which would require companies to have, or explain why they do not have, at least two diverse directors on their boards and also provide statistical information on board diversity. ...more

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Nasdaq Proposes New Board Diversity Listing Requirements

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On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq submitted a proposal to the SEC to adopt new listing rules related to board diversity and disclosure. If approved by the SEC, the new listing rules would require most Nasdaq-listed companies to...more

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It’s Really Time to Talk Diversity in D and O Questionnaires (with Updated Sample Question and Summary of Nasdaq’s Proposed Rules)

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On December 1, 2020, Nasdaq submitted a proposal to the SEC seeking approval of new listing requirements for board diversity. The stated goal of the proposal is to provide stakeholders with a better understanding of a...more

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NASDAQ Proposes Board Diversity Requirements

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On December 1, 2020, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposal to adopt rules that would require Nasdaq-listed companies, subject to certain exceptions, to (1) have at least two...more

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New Nasdaq Listing Proposal: Add Diverse Directors or Explain Why Not

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Nasdaq yesterday announced a proposed new listing rule that would require all Nasdaq-listed companies to publicly disclose consistent, transparent board diversity statistics in a specified form of matrix.  In addition, the...more

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Advocating for Transgender, Intersex, and Gender Nonconforming People’s Equal Access to Homeless Shelters

Nearly one-third of transgender individuals experience homelessness at some point in their life, and 70% of those who have stayed in a homeless shelter have reported some form of mistreatment, including harassment and refusal...more

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