In June 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed that LGBTQ+ workers are protected from discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — a landmark decision.
The following information is from our 2009 report, "Degrees of Equality: A National Study Examining Workplace Climate for LGBTQ Employees."
Anecdotal evidence supports that LGBTQ inclusion efforts improve recruitment, development…
Retirement plans may allow their participants to access retirement savings to help with a financial hardship, such as unreimbursed medical expenses, incurred by the participant's spouse or federally-defined tax dependents.…
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) changed the way that retirement plan benefits may be paid after a participant passes away. The PPA allows nonspouse beneficiaries, including employees' partners,…
The following is a brief explanation of a qualified joint and survivor annuity (QJSA), a qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity (QPSA) and the ways in which these benefit distribution forms impact…
Search companies, municipalities and healthcare facilities to see how they rate on HRC’s Corporate, Municipal and Healthcare Equality Indices — benchmarks of LGBTQ-inclusive policies, practices and benefits of our nation's…
Prohibit discrimination against transgender employees by including "gender identity or expression" or "gender identity" among the list of protected categories in your firm-wide non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies.
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
In it's fourth year, the HRC Equidad MX: Programa Global de Equidad Laboral survey evaluates LGBT workplace inclusion within major Mexican businesses and multinationals. This year, 212 employers have earned…
Después de años de trabajo colaborativo con socios corporativos, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y actores clave, la Fundación Human Rights Campaign estableció un proyecto formal para desarrollar centros laborales…
When either starting or maintaining an employee resource group, it is important to consider the support you will need, possible negative reactions, and the goals of the group.
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