California Faces Another Lawsuit Over Board Diversity Mandate (1)

California’s first-in-the-nation requirement for women on corporate boards is facing another discrimination lawsuit.

The suit, filed Nov. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by a shareholder of a company in the state, adds to legal concerns surrounding the law. The plaintiff is represented by the libertarian Pacific Legal Foundation.

California is requiring public companies based in the state to have at least one woman on their boards by the end of 2019 and as many as three by the end of 2021. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) acknowledged when he signed the law last ...