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.
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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…
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) changed the way that retirement plan benefits may be paid after a participant passes away.
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.…
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…
Transgender people across this country are under attack. Hundreds of bills have been introduced in state legislatures that attempt to erase transgender people, make LGBTQ+ folks second class citizens and…
The Workplace Equality team provides critical LGBTQ+ public policy updates to major businesses through a Corporate Public Policy Briefing call and Corporate Public Policy email summaries. Register for the call…
Frequently asked questions about the HRC Foundation Corporate Equality Index.
As the national benchmarking tool measuring policies, practices, and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) employees, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index is a…
Coming out at work can seem like a challenge, but it may also relieve the daily stress of hiding who you are. In 2020, the Supreme Court of the United…
At least 225 cities and counties prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment ordinances that governed all public and private employers in those jurisdictions.
