Asking the Right Questions: How Corporate Boards Can Better Facilitate Racial Diversity and Respond to Race Discrimination and Harassment

Expired

Program Number

30268

Program Date

2020-11-16

CLE Credits

Even in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent headlines have been rife with stories about racial tension, incidents of violence, and civil unrest. Pressure is mounting for attorneys and corporate boards to facilitate racial diversity, promote a truly inclusive environment, and rewrite company policies to make it clear to internal and external stakeholders that there is no room for racial discrimination or harassment. This presentation will: provide examples of the right questions boards and counsel should ask to root out discrimination and harassment; provide tools to review and critique the efficacy of a corporations compliance policy as it relates to racial discrimination; and highlight lessons that corporate boards, in dealing with race discrimination and harassment, can learn from the #MeToo movement. Joyce Roche, a former Chair of a Fortune 100 company, will join the session to share her perspective.