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Corporate Governance Shareholder Activism Department of Labor (DOL)

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Airline 401k Decision Illustrates Continued Takeoff of ESG Litigation

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A Texas federal judge recently permitted an environmental, social, and governance- (ESG) related Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case filed by an airline pilot against his employer and its benefits plan to...more

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I’m Guessing That The DOL Didn’t Have in Mind Negative Weighing OF ESG Factors

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In this post, I noted a recent study by Professor Tracie Woidtke at the University of Tennessee concluding that social-issue shareholder-proposal activism appears to be negatively related to firm value. I therefore raised...more

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