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Judge Tosses Out California Law Mandating Diversity Quotas on Boards

April 4, 2022 9:19 amApril 5, 2022 3:50 pm

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green tossed out California’s corporate diversity law to require publicly held corporations based in the state to include racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ community on their executive boards, ruling it “unconstitutional.” The...

Bill To Increase Power, Protections of Fast Food Workers Passed in Assembly

February 1, 2022 5:18 amJanuary 31, 2022 7:19 pm

A bill that would drastically increase the power and protections of over 500,000 fast food workers passed in the Assembly on Monday with a vote of 41-19, paving the way for a Senate vote later this year. Assembly Bill 257,...

Lawsuit Filed Against CA Over Mandatory Minority Board Seat Minimum Law

November 24, 2021 6:14 amNovember 24, 2021 2:06 pm

The National Center for Public Policy Research think tank filed a lawsuit against the state in a District Court on Tuesday, challenging the new state law that mandates a minimal number of board seats of California headquartered public corporations to...

New Bill Would Stop State Trusts From Selecting Turkish Investments

February 20, 2021 7:19 amFebruary 23, 2021 8:07 am

A bill that would halt all new or existing Turkish investments by the state of California was introduced in the Assembly Friday. Assembly Bill 1019, authored by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena), would specifically prohibit state trust moneys, such as the...

Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit To Halt California’s Mandatory Board Diversity Law

October 6, 2020 3:17 pmOctober 7, 2020 8:45 am

On Monday, the legal group Judicial Watch announced that they filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to halt a new state law to require a mandatory number of racial minorities on company boards. The Judicial Watch lawsuit against...

Senate, Assembly Pass Mandatory Minority Board Member Quota Bill

September 3, 2020 6:11 pmSeptember 7, 2020 6:46 am

Earlier this week, a bill that would set up mandatory minority minimums on California company boards of directors narrowly passed in the Assembly and Senate, leaving it a signature away from becoming law. Assembly Bill 979, authored by Assemblyman Chris...

Bill Would Force Companies To Give Board Seats To Minority Candidates

July 16, 2020 4:11 pmJuly 16, 2020 4:12 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would set up mandatory minority quotas on California company board of directors was heavily amended once again as it awaits a hearing in the Assembly. AB 979 minority quota minimums Assembly Bill 979, authored by...