About two dozen of the 56 companies on Stringer’s list appear to have no minorities on their board.
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More states are trying to protect black employees who want to wear natural hairstyles at work
Washington Post – Business:
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
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An Obama-era rule to collect worker pay data is headed for the chopping block
Washington Post – Business:
A controversial collection of pay data by employers — supported by equal pay activists but opposed by many employers — could soon be curtailed.
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‘We blew it’: Forbes named 99 men and only one woman on its list of ‘most innovative leaders’
Washington Post – Business:
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.
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What to watch for now that CEOs have rewritten the purpose of the corporation
Washington Post – Business:
The Business Roundtable has abandoned shareholder primacy and embraced stakeholder capitalism.
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Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations
Washington Post – Business:
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.
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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.
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Flashing Your Headlights? You’re Probably Sending the Wrong Signals
The New York Times – Business:
There are no universally accepted, consistent standards for using headlights to communicate. “It means something different to everybody,” one expert said.