News & Analysis as of

California › New Legislation › Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I)

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Refresher on California’s CROWN Act

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

In 2019, California became the first state to pass the CROWN Act—short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. This legislation prohibits discrimination based on natural hair textures and protective...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

McDermott Will & Schulte on

California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

Littler

Will California Pay Data Reports Get a New Look in 2026?

Littler on

As employers deal with all the changes at the federal level, they should also be mindful of potential changes at the state level, specifically in California.  As we see companies evaluating the type of data they are...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

California to Require Venture Capital Firms to Disclose Diversity Data

Fox Rothschild LLP on

Venture capital firms and founders with ties to California need to be thinking about diversity and inclusion. A new law will take effect March 1, 2026, requiring all venture capital firms with a nexus to the state to report...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Venture Capital Firms Face New Reporting Requirement With California Law

DarrowEverett LLP on

Over three and a half years since the death of George Floyd spurred some members of the venture capital community to enact promises to increase their investments in diverse entrepreneurs, California has enacted legislation in...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Los Angeles County Trial Court Strikes Down Another California Board Diversity Law

CDF Labor Law LLP on

Last month, on May 13, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis ruled that SB 826, which requires publicly held California corporations with a principal executive office in California to follow gender...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

UPDATE: California Court Says Second State Board Diversity Law Is Unconstitutional

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on

California courts have now struck down the second of the state’s two board diversity laws as unconstitutional.  The recent decision affects California's gender diversity requirement for certain boards of directors.  In April,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

California Board Diversity Laws Struck Down by Court

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on

In a little over a month’s time, the Superior Court of California (the “Superior Court”) struck down both AB 979 and SB 826, California’s two board diversity statutes. SB 826 required that a public company whose principal...more

Littler

Corporate Board Diversity: Next Steps for Employers After Court Strikes Down California Board Diversity Law

Littler on

On April 1, 2022, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled that California Assembly Bill 979—a bill designed to increase diversity and improve the persistently low number of underrepresented groups on corporate...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California Court Rules State Board Diversity Requirement Unconstitutional — Where Do We Go From Here?

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on

Earlier this month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court order put the brakes on one of California’s much contested board diversity requirements, a decision certain to reverberate among the business community and efforts to...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Judge Holds CA BOD Diversity Law Violates Equal Protection Laws

CDF Labor Law LLP on

On April 1, 2022, a Los Angeles County judge ruled that AB 979, which requires publicly held corporations with a principal executive office in California to have at least one member of the Board of Directors from an...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Court Declares California Law Requiring Diverse Corporate Boards Unconstitutional

Proskauer - California Employment Law on

As discussed in our previous blog, on April 1, 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Terry Green, granted summary judgment in favor of individuals represented by D.C.-based nonprofit Judicial Watch, declaring Assembly Bill...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

California’s Board Diversity Law Tossed by Judge; Other Board Diversity Efforts Continue

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on

On April 1, 2022, Judge Terry Green of the Los Angeles Superior Court struck down California’s AB 979, which required publicly held companies based in California to have at least one board director from an “underrepresented...more

13 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:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide