Family Equality Coalition and Human Rights Campaign Deliver Business Research to Senators
March 25, 2009
Family Equality Coalition, a Hawaii-based organization dedicated to securing equal marriage rights for LGBT) and the Human Rights Campaign, which has more than 2,500 supporters in Hawaii, delivered research to state senators today showing that many of Hawaii’s major employers offer the same types of benefits to their employees as would be granted with civil unions. The research was also summarized in a flier being distributed in the Hawaiian business community. View the flier here:
Many Hawaii businesses, including a majority of Fortune 500 companies, offer spousal benefits to same-sex partners to better attract, recruit and retain a more diverse and talented workforce. The state of Hawaii, like many other states, has had difficulties retaining home-grown talent. Demographers have found that the new generation of highly desirable workers is likely to choose where they want to live before looking for a job, and they cite diversity and inclusion as one of the key factors in their decision. Employers who Offer Same-Sex Couple Benefits: Adwalls, LLC American Schools of Professional Psychology Bank of Hawaii Durus International Corp. Hawaiian Airlines Hilton Hotels (10 total) Hyatt Hotels (3 total) Industrial Chemicals and Lubricants Kaiser Permanente Medical Kaiser Permanente Health McCorriston Miller Makai McKinnon, LLP Queen’s Medical Center Starwood/Sheraton Hotels (11 total) State of Hawaii University of Hawaii YMCA of Honolulu Source: Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Workplace Project
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