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Tracee Davis, a commercial litigation partner in Seyfarth’s New York office, will be speaking on the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law panel on the state of DE&I in law firms and companies in the wake of the Harvard affirmative action decision from the Supreme Court on Thursday, March 14 from 4-6 p.m. CT.  Tracee will speak alongside Sonya Rosenberg…

Continue Reading SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT: Tracee Davis and Grayson Moronta will Speak on Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Panel on the State of DE&I in Law Firms and Companies

By Rachel Bernasconi, Justine Giuliani, Sarah Goodhew, Erin Hawthorne, Philippa Noakes, Kathryn Weaver and Tessa Cranfield

Seyfarth Synopsis: As all of us, and all of us at #Seyfarth celebrate International Women’s Day, several of our global partners provide their thoughts and insights on how both international and domestic employers can #EmbraceEquity (the theme of this…

Continue Reading Insights for Leading Employers on How They Can #EmbraceEquity in the Workplace

By Erin Dougherty Foley and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis:  President Biden recently proclaimed March 2023 as Women’s History Month. Biden also introduced womenshistorymonth.gov, for learning more about the contribution of women in our Nation’s history. 

During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women who have fought tirelessly and courageously for equality, justice, and opportunity in our…

Continue Reading The White House Issues a Proclamation on Women’s History Month

By Brandon L. Dixon and Erin Dougherty Foley

Seyfarth Synopsis: A recently filed “reverse” discrimination action in an Ohio federal court is reflective of a trend about which we recently cautioned employers. Namely, employers are facing a pushback–often by white, male employees and applicants–on their efforts to address and eradicate persistent race and gender disparities in their workforces. These …
Continue Reading Between a Rock and a Hard Place–Employer’s Longstanding Efforts to Improve Diversity Leads to Accusation of “Reverse” Discrimination

By Kevin A. Fritz and Kyla Miller

Seyfarth Synopsis: SEC announced they are proposing a new rule to elicit more information about the diversity of corporate board members, maintaining that the amount of minority directors at the largest public companies has “stagnated” at 15%.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), long known as “the disclosure agency” has a strong impact…
Continue Reading SEC To Tighten Enforcement On Companies’ Accountability For The Glass Ceiling