New York City comptroller pushes 56 companies to commit to diversity and adopt the NFL’s Rooney Rule
About two dozen of the 56 companies on Stringer's list appear to have no minorities on their board.
More states are trying to protect black employees who want to wear natural hairstyles at work
It's still legal in most states to ban natural hair styles like braids or dreadlocks. But several state legislators -- and a coalition of civil rights groups -- are trying to change that
An Obama-era rule to collect worker pay data is headed for the chopping block
A controversial collection of pay data by employers — supported by equal pay activists but opposed by many employers — could soon be curtailed.
‘We blew it’: Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of ‘most innovative leaders’
A Twitterstorm erupted after the list, developed by business professors and published by Forbes, included only one woman. Forbes has created a task force in response.
What to watch for now that CEOs have rewritten the purpose of the corporation
The Business Roundtable has abandoned shareholder primacy and embraced stakeholder capitalism.
Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations
The new statement, released Monday by the Business Roundtable -- whose members are CEOs of America’s largest companies -- suggests balancing the needs of a company’s various constituencies and comes at a time of widening income inequality, rising expectations for corporate behavior and proposals from Democratic lawmakers that aim to restructure American capitalism.
Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations
The new statement, released Monday by the Business Roundtable -- whose members are CEOs of America’s largest companies -- suggests balancing the needs of a company’s various constituencies and comes at a time of widening income inequality, rising expectations for corporate behavior and proposals from Democratic lawmakers that aim to restructure American capitalism.
Flashing Your Headlights? You’re Probably Sending the Wrong Signals
There are no universally accepted, consistent standards for using headlights to communicate. “It means something different to everybody,” one expert said.