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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Companies start suspending 401(k) contributions due to economic slowdown - PIOnline, April 3, 2020
• Companies Try to Preserve Jobs by Cutting Pay Amid Coronavirus Crisis - WSJ, April 3, 2020
• The Top Ways GCs are Adapting and Reacting to the Pandemic - Barker Gilmore, April 3, 2020
• Pandemic Shows Importance of Stress Testing, Even for Companies Outside Banking - WSJ, April 3, 2020
• ExxonMobil blocks climate change proposals | Corporate Secretary, April 3, 2020
• Department of Justice, States, SEC Pursue COVID-19 Enforcement Actions | New York Law Journal, April 2, 2020
• Dorsey partner is tracking COVID-19 class actions (and advising businesses how to avoid them) - Reuters, April 2, 2020
• Disney to furlough some U.S. employees in wake of coronavirus - Reuters, April 2, 2020
• Bed Bath sues 1-800-Flowers for trying to renege on deal over COVID-19 - Reuters, April 2, 2020
• Why Your Board Needs Diversity - business.com, April 2, 2020
• Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two - Reuters, April 2, 2020
• Corporate Bond Downgrades Grow as Coronavirus Spreads - WSJ, April 2, 2020
• Tesla Doesn’t Change Growth Goal Despite Coronavirus Uncertainty - WSJ, April 2, 2020
• Amazon Has Hired 80,000 Workers Amid Soaring Demand During Coronavirus Outbreak - WSJ, April 2, 2020
• Coronavirus Is the Tipping Point That Just Upended Pensions - marker, April 2, 2020
• JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon returns to work after heart surgery - CNBC, April 2, 2020
• U.S. SEC delays ruling on controversial NYSE high-speed data plan - Reuters, April 2, 2020
• Bankruptcy Lawyers Gear Up for Surge in Filings Due to Coronavirus Fallout - WSJ, April 2, 2020
• ESG and engagement continue amid Covid-19, says Nuveen’s Reali | Corporate Secretary, April 2, 2020
• U.K. Regulator Fines KPMG, Partner for Audit Failures - WSJ, April 2, 2020
• McDonald's to start coronavirus screening of employees before shifts - nrn, April 1, 2020
• Security And Privacy In A Brave New Work From Home World | Techdirt, April 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: Companies look to cut 401(k) contributions - USA Today, April 1, 2020