The FINANCIAL -- Corporate Equality IndexHyatt has been named one of
the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” for its eighth consecutive
year as a result of the 100 percent rating it earned on the 2012
Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey administered by the
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, which is America’s largest
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization.
The CEI is the primary method for businesses to benchmark and evaluate their policies, practices and diversity efforts relating to LGBT workers. The index evaluates non-discrimination policies, benefits, diversity training and other internal resources for LGBT workers, as well as external support for the LGBT community. The CEI report is available online at www.hrc.org/cei.
The “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” distinction is awarded to businesses that scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2012 Corporate Equality Index.
This year, Hyatt joins the ranks of 190 other major U.S. businesses that received a perfect score on the CEI, which introduced additional criteria this year, including equal benefits for same-sex partners and spouses, ending benefits discrimination for transgender employees and dependents, demonstrating firm-wide organization competency on LGBT issues, and demonstrating firm-wide public commitment to the LGBT community.The 190 businesses with the 100 percent rating will be honored at an event in 2012.
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