1,552 results found

During the 2022 NAREIT REITwise conference, Mayer Brown partner Christina Thomas was interviewed to provide context regarding the US Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") proposed rule changes and what's behind the impetus for more robust disclosures.

Other firms plan for attrition … at Foley, we plan for careers.

After the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the national protests that it triggered, many of the country's largest corporations expressed solidarity and pledged support for racial justice...

The ESG-DEI discussion continues to elicit shareholder interest, at least according to a recent report from The Conference Board about the upcoming proxy season.

This week, an investor brought a lawsuit against Target Corporation in connection with allegedly "false and misleading statements concerning Target's Environment...

Shearman & Sterling is excited to release its 2022 Year in Review for Diversity & Inclusion.

The Trump administration sent letters to a number of European companies specifying that the Executive Order addressing private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs (Executive Order No. 14173) applies to any firm doing business with the US government, including non-US companies.

In our recent February 26, 2025 alert, we described President Trump's January executive orders (EOs) regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives applicable to federal contractors and private employers.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued two technical assistance documents entitled...

On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Planned Parenthood of Illinois...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has submitted a proposed rule that would eliminate the decades-old EEO-1 reporting requirement for large employers, along with similar mandates for unions...

On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted to rescind its longstanding interpretive guidelines on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII, along with the related compliance...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed legislation, Florida Senate Bill 1134, furthering the state government’s efforts to distance itself from so-called “woke” politics. In doing so...

The "Stop WOKE Act" (HB7) (the "Act") is set to go into effect on July 1, 2022, following a court decision this week declining to enter an injunction to halt the Act.

On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor finalized updates to the state's sexual harassment prevention materials These updated materials include a revised model sexual harassment prevention policy...

Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) have published their updated U.S. voting guidelines for 2023, with Glass Lewis additionally releasing its 2023 policy guidelines...

A federal court rejected a challenge to Executive Order (EO) 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” The court concluded the EO’s prohibition targets only unlawful intentional discrimination and applies to work performed under a specific contract containing the required clause.