Government,
Corporate
Oct. 3, 2018
Law requiring women on corporate boards may succeed despite constitutional questions
Attorneys say a bill to require women on corporate boards might not survive a legal challenge, but it could still accomplish its goal anyway.
Anticipating legal challenges, Gov. Jerry Brown wrote in his SB 826 signing statement, "As far back as 1886 ... corporations have been considered persons within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment."
SACRAMENTO — Attorneys say a bill to require women on corporate boards might not survive a legal challenge, but it could still accomplish its goal anyway.
SB 826 demands companies headquartered in California have at least one woman on their boards by 2020. In 2021, this will go up to two women required for five-member boards and three on boards of six or more.
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