WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today strongly urged employers to maintain domestic partner benefits for their workers going forward as a sign of sustained commitment to family diversity, inclusion and protection of LGBT employees whose rights outside the workplace are not guaranteed under law in many states. “Best-in-class employers will continue to offer…
SAN FRANCISCO, WASHINGTON and NEW YORK — Twenty years after its introduction, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is still being debated in Congress and across the United States. While most Americans continue to give the bill strong support, a new national survey shows that most Americans simply don’t believe that employer exemptions are justified when it…
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins reminded employers Tuesday they will have one month starting next Monday to apply for a share of $45 million in tax credits to help expand and make new hires. The program, California Competes, is available to businesses of any size, and a quarter of the money has been…
