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Oregon Adopts Temporary E-Notarization Law

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In a prior blog post, we identified the recent trend to adoption of e-notarization in several states in response to the COVID crisis. As of that time, Oregon had not authorized e-notarization on either a permanent or...more

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New California Employment Laws Will Require Significant Changes in 2019

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New California Law Requires Representation of Women on Public Company Boards - Steps Companies Can Take to Address SB 826

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Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law on Sept. 30 that requires publicly held companies headquartered in California to include women directors on their board of directors. SB 826 requires California-based public...more

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California Becomes First State to Mandate Women on Public Company Boards

Legislation requires California public companies to have at least one woman director by the end of 2019. Applies to public companies with a principal place of business in California as disclosed on Form 10-K....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California to Require Inclusion of Female Directors at Public Corporations Based in the State

California has become the first state in the nation to require that publicly held corporations headquartered within the state include female directors on their boards. The new law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 30,...more

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New Law Empowers The California Secretary Of State To "Monitor And Counteract" False And Misleading Information

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I have previously noted how state efforts to police "false news" dates to at least colonial times. See California Considers Following New England Colonists In Outlawing Fake News. Continuing this trend, Governor Brown last...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2018 Political Law Update

As we enter the new year, there are new changes in state and federal lobbying, gift and campaign finance laws. California: In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed new campaign finance laws that require political committees...more

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“Naming And Shaming" - Could the UK's Approach To Bridging the Pay Equity Gap Be Coming To America?

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No one denies the pay gap between men and women exists. However, there is much debate as to how best to close that gap. In the United Kingdom (UK), legislators are employing a “naming and shaming” strategy to try to use to...more

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