Corporate Governance, Equal Pay

Company’s pay equity study is not privileged, court rules

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/10/2025

A cautionary tale for employers. EDITOR’S NOTE: Our Affirmative Action Alert blog has been re-titled EEO Compliance Dispatch. Many companies proactively analyze employee compensation to ensure that any disparities...more

International Women's Day – Accelerate Action: Advancing Women in Leadership

Littler on 2/27/2025

International Women’s Day (IWD) falls on the March 8th each year. This year’s campaign theme, “Accelerate Action,” highlights the urgent need for progress as data from the World Economic Forum predicts that, at the current...more

French Companies Must Measure and Report Gender Representation Gaps in Top Management

Morgan Lewis on 2/21/2025

The French Labor Code requires companies with 1,000 or more employees to publish and provide the French authorities with (1) the equality index and (2) the gaps in representation between men and women among their senior...more

Practical Tips for Employers Seeking to Create or Expand Workplace DEI Programs

Cole Schotz on 6/21/2024

Almost all decision makers at companies can agree that having the right people for the job is paramount to running a successful operation. Many of these decisionmakers believe that having a robust and legally compliant DEI...more

Working Out Worker Rights - What Recent Developments Mean for PE

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/25/2021

Worker classification, employee rights, and equal pay are among the issues that require careful consideration in light of recent and forthcoming changes. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the growing emphasis on ESG metrics...more

Beyond the Moment: Creating Sustainable Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Programs

NAVEX on 11/12/2020

On October 22, 2020, NAVEX Global hosted NAVEX Next, our annual virtual conference featuring 26 speakers across 11 sessions exploring issues and informing audiences on a wide variety of risk and compliance topics and trends....more

#MeToo-Inspired Laws Legislation Hit the Midwest: Illinois Passes Anti-harassment, Pay Equity, and Board Diversity Legislation

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/12/2019

After ending 2018 with a slew of new employment laws, Illinois continues to enact legislation impacting employers. Following the example set by California, Washington, and other states recently, the Illinois legislature...more

All Aboard! California Law Requires More Female Representation on Boards of Directors

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/5/2018

As part of its effort to close gender-based pay gaps, California will now require companies to increase female representation on boards of directors....more

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