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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges. Three years later, a judge will begin hearing evidence Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court that could undo the law credited with giving more women seats in boardrooms traditionally dominated by men.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges.
The state passed the nation's first law requiring women on the boards of publicly traded companies.
Santa Monica News
A California trial court will hear a case on Wednesday to decide if the state can legally require publicly traded companies to have women on their boards. The law has been in effect for three years, but opponents say a gender-based quota is unconstitutional.