Workplace Resources
- Annual reports
- Quick facts: private sector
- Special publications
- Policies and practices: resources, sample policies and best practices
- Laws and legislation
- Advocating for change with your employer
- About the HRC Workplace Project
This list is not comprehensive - click on a subject area below for additional information.
Annual Reports
- Corporate Equality Index (published each September)
in-depth analysis of over 500 U.S. employers and their policies and practices relating to LGBT employees (how employers can participate)- Buying for Workplace Equality (published each November)
consumer guide to employers' products and brands - Best Places to Work (published each January)
top-rated businesses by sector
- Buying for Workplace Equality (published each November)
- State of the Workplace (published each January/February)
annual review of progress among U.S. public and private employers and relevant workplace laws; includes statistics and tables of the Fortune 500, AmLaw 200 and the U.S. News & World Report Colleges and Universities
Quick Facts: Private Sector
- Search our Employer Database
the latest information on employment policies and practices relating to LGBT employees - Fortune 500
the latest numbers pertaining to the 500 largest, publicly-traded U.S. corporations - AmLaw 200
the latest numbers pertaining to the 200 top-grossing U.S. law firms - see also: State of the Workplace (above)
Special Publications
- Degrees of Equality - Sep. 2009
a national study examining workplace climate for LGBT employees - Adoption Benefit Programs: LGBT Considerations for Employers - Nov. 2009
an introduction to LGBT adoption and best practices for LGBT inclusion in adoption benefit programs - Marriage for Same-Sex Couples: Considerations for Employers - Jul. 2009
how the landscape of state laws affecting marriage will impact employers, and how employers can be prepared - Where are our LGBT employees? - May 2009
best practices for counting a workforce's gender identity and sexual orientation for recruitment, retention and productivity purposes, while maximizing employee privacy - Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace, 2nd Edition - Apr. 2008
best practices for transgender workplace inclusion, from discrimination and benefits policies to internal practices that reflect how gender is expressed and integrated in the workplace
Policies and Practices: Resources, Sample Policies and Best Practices
Discrimination and harassment policies based on sexual orientation and gender identity (more)
Benefits (more)
- Domestic partner benefits
- Definitions of domestic partner
how to handle same- vs. different-sex unmarried partners, marriage for same-sex couples, and concerns about fraud through enrollment requirements (e.g. affidavits) - Definitions of spouse
spousal benefits - Cost of domestic partner benefits
cost data based on a decade of surveys - Writing a domestic partner benefits proposal
- Finding an insurance carrier
- Prevalence among private employers
data from our State of the Workplace report (see above) - Important benefits to include, in addition to health insurance coverage for partners
- Definitions of domestic partner
- Transgender benefits
- Health insurance discrimination for transgender people
explaining transgender exclusions and where they come from - Cost and utilization
inclusive benefits do not affect insurance premiums for medium- to large- employers
- Prevalence among employers
- Insurance availability
- Short-term disability and leave
- Health insurance discrimination for transgender people
Recruitment and Retention (more)
Laws and Legislation
- Non-Discrimination
- Federal equal employment opportunity laws - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [www.eeoc.gov]
- Laws in your state (Full List)
- Cities and Counties with Non-Discrimination Ordinances that include Gender Identity
- Pending Federal and State Legislation (Full List)
- Pending legislation: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 | Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness
- Search our Employer Database for Cities and Counties with Non-Discrimination
- Domestic Partner Benefits
Advocating for Change with Your Employer
- Advocating for LGBT equality in your workplace
- Advocating for Businesses to Support LGBT-favorable Workplace Legislation
- Responding to negative reactions to LGBT workplace inclusion
About the HRC Workplace Project
Since 1995, the Workplace Project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has worked with employers and employees to create fair workplaces through policies, benefits, diversity programs and legislative efforts. These measures promote fairness both in- and outside the workplace, and help employers recruit and retain talented LGBT and other fair-minded employees.
