94 percent of Fortune 500 companies bar sexual orientation discrimination
365 Gay News Aug 27 08(New York City) The list of Fortune 500 companies providing written workplace protections on the basis of sexual orientation has grown to 471 Equality Forum, an LGBT civil rights organization, said Wednesday. The figure represents 94.2 percent of the companies listed in 2008. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Equality Forum’s ... Full story...
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