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Diversity Proposed Rules Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I)

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part XII: Scope of Pending Legal Challenge to Nasdaq’s Diversity Rule Narrows

On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that at least part of the basis for the currently pending legal attack on the Nasdaq’s proposed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - April 2023

In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more

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Nasdaq Changes Compliance Deadlines for Board Diversity Rules

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On August 6, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the listing rules proposed by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) to advance board diversity and enhance the transparency of diversity statistics...more

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Diversity in the Boardroom: A Litigation and Governance Update (UPDATED)

As noted in previous client alerts (including here), boardroom diversity continues to be an increasing focus of stakeholders ranging from legislators to institutional investors to retail stockholders. In recent years, their...more

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It’s a Rule! SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Proposal

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On August 6, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s proposed rule that would require a listed company to comply with certain board diversity requirements, or explain why it does not (the Board...more

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Latest Twists in Long and Winding Road to Board Diversity Disclosure

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The House Committee on Financial Services met virtually on April 20, 2021 to consider legislation that, among other things, would require public companies to annually disclose the voluntarily, self-identified gender, race,...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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Proposed Nasdaq Rules Aim to Increase Board Diversity

On December 1, 2020, the Nasdaq stock exchange filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a proposal to adopt new listing rules concerning the diversity of Nasdaq-listed companies’ boards of directors. Under the...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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CA and NY Employment Law Updates: Family Rights, Pay Data Reporting, COVID-19 Workplace Exposure, and More

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California Significantly Expands Family Rights Act - California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law SB 1383, which significantly expands the coverage and scope of the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). CFRA,...more

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