Federal Laws Impacting Domestic Partner Benefits
When discussing Domestic Partner Benefits, it is important to be aware of the numerous laws that provide, and often restrict, numerous benefits to people in certain types of relationship. Domestic…
Workplace
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.
Choose from one of our featured topics to explore specific areas of our Workplace resources.
Browse by Topic
Professional Resources
Expanding your Employee Resource Group
There are critical aspects of forming a LGBTQ+ employee resource group when employees do not have explicit protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Working…
Establishing an Employee Resource Group
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.
Equidad MX: descripción de criterios
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…
Equality Rising: LGBTQ+ Workers and the Road Ahead
The national findings underscore the persistence of workplace double standards and social isolation faced by LGBTQ+ people.
Employer Search
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…
Domestic Partner Benefits: Pension Survivor Annuities
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…
Domestic Partner Benefits: Nonspouse Rollover Provision for Retirement Plans
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) changed the way that retirement plan benefits may be paid after a participant passes away.
Domestic Partner Benefits: Hardship Withdrawal Option for Retirement Plans
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.…
Creator & Influencer Hub
Amid increased attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, and particularly the transgender community, the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States in June…
Love conquers hate.
