LGBTQ+ Recruitment
With a new generation of progressive minds entering the workforce, many employers are actively recruiting LGBTQ+ employees. Here are some resources for LGBTQ+ recruitment.
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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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LGBTQ+ Professional Recruitment Events
Annual LGBTQ+ focused recruitment events
LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations
Below is a listing of LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations, broken down by industry.
LGBTQ+ Equality at the Fortune 500
Fortune magazine's 500 largest publicly-traded companies, which collectively employ nearly 25 million people, have made significant strides in advancing equal protections and benefits for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and…
How Can I find an Employer's Non-Discrimination Policy?
The employer seeking to include its gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer workers must maintain "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classes, in addition to federally protected classes, in…
LGBTQ+ Employee Retention: Professional Development Programs
Professional development initiatives aimed at LGBTQ+ employees encourage workers to develop their professional careers within that same business and can be a critical tool for retaining talented employees. Targeted and…
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…
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…
Employment Policies: Adding Gender Identity as a Protected Category
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.
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…
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