Labor/Employment,
Corporate
Aug. 22, 2019
California gender diversity bill faces legal challenge
As many will recall, in 2018 then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 826, which instituted gender quotas at public corporations headquartered in the state.
Sarah M. Ray
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Email: sarah.ray@lw.com
Sarah is immediate past co-chair of the firm's Women Enriching Business (WEB) Committee.
As many will recall, in 2018 then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 826, which instituted gender quotas at public corporations headquartered in the state. Each California-headquartered public corporation must include:
• at least one female director on its board of directors by Dec. 31, 2019; and
• at least two female directors if the board has five directors, and three female d...
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