Blank Rome Named “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” by Human Rights Campaign in 2019 Corporate Equality Index
Blank Rome LLP received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (“HRC”).
With this score, Blank Rome has been designated for the fourth year in a row as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” by the HRC, and joins the ranks of major U.S. businesses that earned top marks this year.
The 2019 CEI rated 1,028 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBTQ-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, and public engagement with the LGBTQ community. Blank Rome’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”
For more information on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, please visit hrc.org/cei.