HRC lists 2008's gay-friendliest workplaces
Friday, January 11, 2008 / 03:11 PM
SUMMARY: Disney, Google, US Airways, the New York Times Co., Ford, Nike and
PepsiCo are among 195 U.S. firms dubbed the best places to work for equality.
The Human Rights Campaign has released its 2008 list of "Best Places to Work
for GLBT Equality." Making the list are 195 U.S. companies, and they are
already taking advantage of the recognition to demonstrate their fair and
open-minded policies based on nondiscrimination.
Inclusion on the list is awarded only to companies that score 100 percent on
the HRC's Corporate Equality Index, which measures company policies that
regulate fairness and equality in the workplace, according to an HRC press
release. Among the companies listed are Disney, Google, US Airways, the New
York Times Co., Ford, Nike and PepsiCo.
"Each of these companies is working hard to transform their workplaces and make
them safer for millions of employees around the country," Joe Solmonese, HRC
president, said in a written statement. "We can now say that at least 10
million employees are protected on the basis of sexual orientation and gender
identity on the job."
Thirteen states prohibit workplace discrimination against LGBT people, while
seven more have extended such protections to lesbians, bisexuals and gay men.
For a full listing of companies, visit
http://www.hrc.org/issues/best_places_to_work_2008.asp (The Advocate)
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