Labor/Employment,
Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 6, 2022
Judge offers guidance on how diverse board law could pass legal muster
“The Legislature did not take the simplest and most obvious next step: a disclosure requirement. That approach was not tried and found ineffective. It was found politically difficult and left untried,” Los Angeles County Judge Terry Green said.
A recent ruling striking down a California law requiring companies to include “unrepresented groups” on their boards was a major victory for opponents. But the judge in the case also offered lawmakers a way to encourage corporate boards in a way he said would pass constitutional muster.
In his ruling Friday, Los Angeles County Judge Terry Green found AB 979 violates the equal protection clause of the California Constitution. Crest v. Padill...
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