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Institute for Workplace Studies                   Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
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Human Rights Campaign Foundation

The State of the Workplace for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans
http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Get_Informed2&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=27214
[full-text, 43 pages]

See press release
Monday, June 6, 2005
NEW HRC REPORT REVEALS CORPORATE AMERICA LEADING IN PROTECTING GAY AND TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES
http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press_Room&CONTENTID=27229&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm

‘Corporate America knows that fair treatment is not just the right thing to do ­ it’s good for the bottom line,’ said HRC President Joe Solmonese.

WASHINGTON ­ In spite of recent boycotts from religious political groups against businesses like Disney and Ford Motor Company, U.S. businesses are leading the way in granting protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families through expanded domestic partner benefits and non-discrimination policies, according to a new report by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
AND MUCH MORE.....

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from HRC President Joe Solmonese
and the HRC Business Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter I: 2004: A Year of Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter II: Employer-Provided Domestic Partner Health Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Chapter III: Domestic Partnership Benefits in Public Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Chapter IV: Employer Policies Covering Sexual Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Chapter V: Laws Covering Sexual Orientation Discrimination . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Chapter VI: Employer Policies Covering
Gender Identity or Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chapter VII: Laws Covering Gender Identity and/or Expression Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
HRC Business Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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