Inside Track: Civil Unrest May Force In-House Counsel to Address Race in the Workplace
Protests across the U.S. are making companies answer to what they plan to do about diversity, inclusion and equity, and they may tap their in-house counsel to take that charge. Plus, in-house counsel deal with looting at their companies' storefronts while a Kimberly-Clark deputy GC looks for dialogue after her son is racially profiled at a Sonic Drive-In restaurant.
June 03, 2020 at 06:30 PM
7 minute read
Black men, women and children are being harmed or killed in the United States at an alarming rate by law enforcement and other individuals simply due to the color of their skin.
This reality spanning four centuries has been magnified by the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day. Now on the ninth day of worldwide protests, companies are paying attention and in-house counsel may be the ones to lead the way on renewing diversity, inclusion and equity matters.
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