Thursday, February 25, 2010
News AutoZone, Cracker Barrel Named Worst Companies for LGBT Workers
Posted by Bianca Phillips on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Earlier this month, the Human Rights Campaign released its annual Corporate Equality Index, ranking hundreds of America's largest companies based on treatment of LGBT employees.
Memphis-based AutoZone and Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel both scored in the bottom 10. AutoZone placed ninth-worst for not prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression and for not providing same-sex partners with health coverage.
Cracker Barrel received the third lowest corporate equality score. The company doesn't prohibit discrimination based on gender, provide partner benefits, or require diversity training that encompasses sexual orientation.
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That should be up to the company, If they choose not to provide partner benefits. That should be up to the company. With health care going the way it is you may see more companies have to cut back on that type of coverage.
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GrandPrix, studies show that partner benefits costs are nearly negligible. Employees should be treatly equally by their employers. If a company won't offer benefits to domestic partners, then they should stop covering spouses and children of employees who can legally marry. It's only fair. If money is the real issue, companies would save a bundle of money by dropping insurance for all family members.
By offering partner benefits, which employees share the cost of (BTW), companies ensure that they can attract the most talented employees. If a talented, hardworking gay job applicant has the choice between a job with a company committed to equality through offering benefits and a company that is not committed to equality, that company loses out.
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