The backlash against DEI – Will the rest of the world follow the Trump administration’s lead?
In recent alerts, we have outlined the DEI agenda of the second Trump Administration. Though this agenda leaves “DEI” largely...more
4/14/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Australia ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
France ,
Germany ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
The UK’s new Labour government unveiled a package of new workers’ rights yesterday, with wide-ranging ramifications for employers. Whilst the most significant measures will not be implemented until 2026 at the earliest,...more
10/16/2024
/ Compensation ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Pay ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Retaliation ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Whistleblowers
BlackRock Doubles Down on Sustainability -
• BlackRock signals substantially more assertive posture on climate-related issues
• New approach to shareholder proposals saw BlackRock support 54% of environmental and social...more
4/23/2021
/ Benchmarking ,
BlackRock ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO-1 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Street ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency ,
Vanguard
It has been more than 30 years since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has significantly revised any disclosure requirements relating to employees. But in August 2020, after considering comment letters from...more
4/19/2021
/ Corporate Culture ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Equal Pay ,
Form 10-K ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Capital ,
Job Promotions ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wellness Programs