Majority of Fortune 500 Companies Provide Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination
Posted on August 29, 2008
Filed Under Gay Wired, News
Major corporations are increasingly saying that discrimination based on sexual orientation will not be tolerated in the workplace. According to a new report out from LGBT civil rights organization Equality Forum, 471 (94.2 percent) of the 2008 list of Fortune 500 companies voluntarily include sexual orientation in their employment nondiscrimination policies. The latest results suggest a marked increase in the number of companies embracing sexual orientation nondiscrimination policies since Equality Forum began contacting Fortune 500 companies five years ago.
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