Human Rights Campaign Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
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What It Is: This is a list of all the companies and law firms that earned 100% on HRC's Corporate Equality Index (CEI) sorted by industry. This index is limited to BigLaw firms.
Why It Matters To You: The CEI rates companies and top law firms on detailed criteria falling under five broad categories non-discrimination policies, employment benefits, demonstrated organizational competency and accountability around LGBTQ diversity and inclusion, public commitment to LGBTQ equality, responsible citizenship. Both publicly available and self-reported data is evaluated.
Considerations: Participation in the index is voluntary. Companies and law firms evaluated are gathered through Fortune magazine's 1000 largest publicly traded businesses and American Lawyer magazine's top 200 revenue-grossing law firms. In addition, any private-sector for-profit employer with 500 or more full-time employees can request to participate. It is important to note that law firms have only been included in the ranking since 2006.
Created By: Human Rights Campaign
Key Sample Findings
2018 Top Law Firms for Equality: Firms that achieved a perfect score had to fulfill the following guidelines: firms must have fully-inclusive equal employment opportunity policies, provide equal employment benefits, demonstrate organizational LGBTQ competency, evidence their commitment to equality publicly and implement internal guidelines prohibiting philanthropic giving to organizations that discriminate against LGBTQ people.
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Previous Years: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, (2007 omitted), 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
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Full Report: Take a look at this year's full report to get an in-depth guide to the methodology and ranking, as well as the unofficial rankings of companies that chose not to participate.
