Record-Breaking 842 Companies Rated ‘Best Place to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality’

A record-breaking 842 US companies earned the 100% rating required to achieve 2022’s ‘Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality’ title, confirmed the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI). That’s up from just 13 in its inaugural year some two decades ago, demonstrating the incredible impact the CEI has had on the business world over its 20-year life; measuring and reporting on company policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.

In its very first year, the CEI featured 319 companies. This year’s index includes 1,271 businesses, out of which 1,268 have non-discrimination protections specific to gender identity; up from 17 in 2002. These critical non-discrimination protections cover 40.7 million employees in the US and around the world. The results of the 2022 CEI showcase not only how companies are promoting LGBTQ+ friendly workplace policies in the US, but also how 56% of CEI-rated companies with global operations are helping advance LGBTQ+ inclusion in workplaces abroad.

“When the Human Rights Campaign Foundation created the Corporate Equality Index 20 years ago, we dreamed that LGBTQ+ workers – from the factory floor to corporate headquarters, in big cities and small towns – could have access to the policies and benefits needed to thrive and live life authentically,” stated Jay Brown, Human Rights Campaign Senior Vice President of Programmes, Research and Training. “We are proud that the Corporate Equality Index paved the way to that reality for countless LGBTQ+ workers in America and abroad. But there is still more to do, which is why we are raising the bar yet again and ensuring our ‘Best Places to Work’ label continues to be the gold standard. Evolving the CEI’s criteria to mirror society is imperative to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow for LGBTQ+ workers everywhere.”

Key findings from the 2022 CEI revealed that:

• 379 of Fortune 500 businesses have official CEI ratings based on submitted surveys, compared to 366 last year. Actively participating Fortune 500 companies having an average score of 94%, up from 92 last year.
• 71% of the Fortune 500 and 91% of all CEI-rated businesses offer transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage; that's up from 0 in 2002, and 14 times as many businesses as 10 years ago.
• 56% of the Fortune 500 and 77% of all CEI-rated companies offer comprehensive domestic partnership benefits, up from 69% of companies in 2002; which at that time only required same-sex partner benefits.

Top-rated CEI employers, come from nearly every industry and region of the United States. To earn top ratings, these employers took concrete steps to establish and implement comprehensive policies, benefits and practices that ensure greater equity for LGBTQ+ workers and their families, confirmed HRC.

myGwork would like to congratulate all the companies in this list, many of who are corporate client members, including: Fitch Group, Gilead Sciences, Assurant, Bank of America, Bank of the West, Danaher, eBay, EY, JLL, McKinsey & Company, Morningstar, Omnicom Media Group, Unilever, etc. Check out the full list here.

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