Tag: diversity
Pride Month 2023: Recommit to Being a Welcoming Workplace for All Employees
For five decades now, the nation has celebrated individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ — an acronym that has evolved over the years to stand for…
CalChamber Launches Foundations of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Course
In today’s workplace, the importance of incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) cannot be understated. Specifically, 74 percent of U.S. workers say corporate investment in…
Best Practices for Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts, and diversity and inclusion consultant Jonathan Mayes discuss best practices for fostering…
CA Court Strikes Down Gender-Based Corporate Board Law
On May 13, 2022, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found that gender-based corporate board law SB 826 — signed into law in 2018 by…
CA Court Rules Board Diversification Law Unconstitutional
On Friday, April 1, 2022, a Los Angeles judge ruled unconstitutional California’s law requiring certain corporations to have a minimum number of directors from an underrepresented community….
Diversity in Hiring: Discrepancy Exists Between Intent, Action
In California, diversity in the workplace has been a hot topic in recent years. Not only did then-Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. sign a bill…
2021 Corporate Board Diversification Deadlines
This year, California continued its push to increase diversity on corporate boards of directors — a push that began in 2018, when then-Governor Edmund G….
Embrace Inclusion, Diversity During National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which celebrates the contributions that Americans with disabilities have made to this country’s workforce and economic strength….
