Blank Rome Earns Perfect Score in 2020 Corporate Equality Index
Firm Receives 100 Percent for the Fifth Year in a Row on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality
Blank Rome LLP is proud to announce that the Firm has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2020 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 (“HRC”) Foundation. With this score, Blank Rome has been designated for the fifth 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.
“We are honored to once again be recognized by the Human Rights Campaign for our Firm’s ongoing commitment to fostering and promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives in our workplace, the legal industry, and beyond,” said Grant S. Palmer, Managing Partner and CEO at Blank Rome. “For nearly 75 years, this mission has been the foundation of our Firm and we will continue to advance these important initiatives with the support of our Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sophia Lee, our Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and our affinity groups—BR Pride, BR United, and the Women’s Forum.”
“The impact of the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index over its 18-year history is profound,” said Alphonso David, Human Rights Campaign President and Blank Rome alumnus. “In this time, the corporate community has worked with us to adopt LGBTQ-inclusive policies, practices, and benefits, establishing the Corporate Equality Index as a primary driving force for LGBTQ workplace inclusion in America and across the globe. These companies know that protecting their LGBTQ employees and customers from discrimination is not just the right thing to do, but it is also the best business decision.”
The 2020 CEI rated 1,059 businesses in the report and evaluates LGBTQ-related policies and practices, including non-discrimination workplace policies, domestic partner benefits and transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs, public commitment to the LGBTQ community, and responsible citizenship. 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 2020 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, please visit hrc.org/cei.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. HRC envisions a world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work, and in every community.