“When the code uses the word ‘shall,’ that means it’s mandatory. There are a lot of laws that may not get enforced every time, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to comply. While the secretary has chosen not to impose a fine on anyone yet, that could change tomorrow or next year,” commented Keith Bishop, corporate partner at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis.

LOS ANGELES -- As the secretary of state's business chief testified that corporations won't be penalized for noncompliance with a law requiring a minimum number of women on boards, questions remain as to whether a temporary "voluntary" designation makes a difference to Senate Bill 826's constitutionality.

One attorney observing developments in the bench trial that began last week called the state official's testimony a "bombshell," when sh...

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