Human Capital

‘Environment of Change’ Drives Topics to Full Board Supervision

Issues moving away from narrow committee oversight Board members are shifting narrow oversight of several topics on committees to the…

6 months ago

Board-Level Safety Oversight Is Falling Under Scrutiny

Comp committees have broadened their areas of concern to include human capital Human capital issues have risen to become a…

9 months ago

Commitments to Diversity Are Increasing. So Too Is the Litigation.

Companies have ramped up their pledges to increase diversity over the last few years, and while they largely may not…

2 years ago

Labor Issues Poised to Trigger More Oversight Lawsuits

Shareholder proposals aimed at labor-related issues have more than tripled over the last year, bringing with them additional risks for…

2 years ago

Shareholders Ratchet Up Pressure on Labor-Related Proposals

Labor-related shareholder proposals are on the rise with initiatives aimed at working conditions more than tripling last year. These resolutions…

2 years ago

Boards Continue Size Expansions to Bring in New Directors

Roughly a dozen S&P 500 companies expanded the size of their boards during the past three months in order to…

3 years ago

This Is the Lowest-Paying Company in America

For years, the debate over whether companies pay wages high enough to keep workers above the poverty levels has grown…

3 years ago

This Is the Highest Paying Company in America

Almost no one has heard of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, but it was the highest-paying company in America last year,…

4 years ago