News & Analysis as of

Diversity New Guidance

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Issues Guidance Intended to Diversify and Enhance Clinical Trial Participation

On June 28, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance for industry, titled Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies (the...more

Goodwin

What Has Changed in the New Corporate Governance Code?: Five Key Things to Know about the New Code and Associated Guidance

Goodwin on

On 22 January 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) published revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the 2024 UKCGC), replacing the 2018 version with effect from financial years commencing on or after 1...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - November 2023

...NLRB Issues Final Rule on ‘Joint Employer’ Standard On - October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule titled “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status,” which rescinds and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Departments of Education, Justice Publish Initial Affirmative Action Decision Guidance

Holland & Knight LLP on

As it promised in June, the Biden Administration published much-anticipated federal guidance on higher education admissions on Aug. 14, 2023. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (ED) and U.S. Department...more

WilmerHale

Biden Administration Provides Guidance on Advancing Diversity in Higher Education Following the Supreme Courts Decision in...

WilmerHale on

On August 14, 2023, the Biden Administration released its first guidance on how institutions of higher education may lawfully pursue efforts to recruit and admit diverse student bodies in light of the Supreme Court’s recent...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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Issues FAQ Relating to Investment Adviser Considerations of DEI Factors

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

​​​​​​​The staff (“Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a FAQ (the “FAQ”) relating to an investment adviser’s consideration of factors relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) when recommending...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Nonbinary Pronoun Usage in the Workplace: What Employers Are Doing to Promote Inclusivity

Using the correct pronouns and honorifics in the workplace has become an increasingly important part of maintaining an inclusive workplace. At the same time, the sensitive nature of this trend and the many variations of...more

Bailey & Glasser, LLP

10 Considerations for Employers Contemplating Mandatory Vaccination Policies

Bailey & Glasser, LLP on

If you’re an employer contemplating implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for your workforce, you aren’t alone. With COVID-19 cases surging around the country and leading to new Centers for Disease Control and...more

Goodwin

CFPB Grants No-Action Letter for Proposed Small-Dollar Credit Product

Goodwin on

In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Did You Remember These Developments for the 2020 SEC Reporting Season?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Preparations for annual reporting on Form 10-K and the 2020 proxy season have begun in earnest for many companies. We have summarized certain governance and disclosure developments that should be considered in the course of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Considerations for the 2020 proxy season

Companies preparing for their annual shareholder meetings will need to consider a variety of factors, including new guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and recommendations from Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Fenwick’s Top 10: Our Most Popular Articles of 2019

Fenwick & West LLP on

In 2019, we published analysis to help tech and life sciences companies navigate U.S. tax law changes, an evolving IP landscape and new privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. We also tracked venture...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Board Diversity Disclosures

Dechert LLP on

The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (116.11 & 133.13) encouraging public companies to provide details on how they consider diversity when making...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Issues Interpretive Guidance on Board Diversity Disclosures

On February 6, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission published new interpretive guidance regarding board diversity disclosures, which should be considered when preparing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SEC Issues New Guidance on Diversity Disclosure Requirements

On February 6, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission released two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) discussing disclosure requirements in instances where a director or board nominee self-identifies...more

16 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide