Feds probe diversity, civil rights claims on $1.5B Kansas City airport project A $1.5 billion airport project lauded as an example of successfully incorporating diversity and inclusion initiatives in the commercial construction industry is now under scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration over whether it is actually meeting those goals. The FAA’s civil rights office […]
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The pandemic and agriculture: Two years later As ice and snow melt into American fields on a cold February day, farmers and their neighbors wonder when relief might spring forth. But in the year 2022 — now two years after the pandemic virus COVID-19 began freezing the world’s markets — it’s more than just warmer […]
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Browns receive inaugural award for commitment to workplace diversity, equity and inclusion CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns are being championed by an organization of league workers and sports professionals—awarded for their commitment to workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion by the Fritz Pollard Alliance in an inaugural recognition. On Thursday, the Browns received the inaugural John […]
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Record number of Wisconsin businesses named best places to work for LGBTQ Nineteen Wisconsin-based businesses have received top marks for LGBTQ inclusion in the latest edition of the Corporate Equality Index released last week. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, or HRC, report monitors the LGBTQ-related policies and practices of companies across the United States, assigning each […]
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To be LGBTQ inclusive, companies must offer trans healthcare, report says A whopping 379 Fortune 500 companies have been actively championing LGBTQ inclusion at work, according to a Human Rights Campaign audit. For its 2022 Corporate Equality Index report, the LGBTQ advocacy group surveyed 1,271 companies about their internal and external commitments to queer people. Top-ranking […]
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White & Case Earns 14th Perfect Score for Commitment to LGBTQ Workplace Equality The Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) has yet again acknowledged White & Case’s outstanding commitment to workplace equality with a 100 percent rating in its annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The perfect rating certifies White & Case’s place on the short list […]
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