HRC Scores Pennsylvania Companies' LGBTQ-Inclusive Workplace Policies in New Corporate Equality Index

WASHINGTON - November 9, 2017 - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced a record number of the nation's major companies and law firms are advancing vital policies and practices to protect LGBTQ workers around the world, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual report assessing LGBTQ inclusion in major companies and law firms across the nation, including 44 in Pennsylvania.

This year, a record-breaking 609 businesses earned the CEI's top score of 100, up from 517 last year -- a single-year increase of 18 percent. This record sets a new high water mark for corporate leadership over the 15-year history of the CEI.

In total, 947 companies and law firms were officially rated in the new CEI, up from 887 in last year's. The report also unofficially rated 137 Fortune 500 companies, which have yet to respond to an invitation to participate in the CEI survey assessing their LGBTQ policies and practices. The average score for companies and law firms based in Pennsylvania is 91 percent. Of the 44 companies ranked, 31 earned 100 points, three earned 90 points and above, and four earned 80 points and above.

"At a time when the rights of LGBTQ people are under attack by the Trump-Pence Administration and state legislatures across the country, hundreds of top American companies are driving progress toward equality in the workplace," said HRC President Chad Griffin. "The top-scoring companies on this year's CEI are not only establishing policies that affirm and include employees here in the United States, they are applying these policies to their operations around the globe and impacting millions of people beyond our shores. In addition, many of these companies have also become vocal advocates for equality in the public square, including the dozens that have signed on to amicus briefs in vital Supreme Court cases and the 106 corporate supporters of the Equality Act. We are proud to have developed so many strong partnerships with corporate allies who see LGBTQ equality as a crucial issue for our country and for their businesses."

Employer Name

City

Score

Urban Outfitters Inc.

Philadelphia

85

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

Philadelphia

65

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Philadelphia

90

PNC Financial Services Group Inc., The

Pittsburgh

100

Vanguard Group Inc.

Malvern

100

PPG Industries Inc.

Pittsburgh

100

Unisys Corp.

Blue Bell

30

SAP America Inc.

Newtown Square

100

Severn Trent Services Inc.

Fort Washington

15

PPL Corp.

Allentown

100

Comcast NBCUniversal

Philadelphia

100

Giant Eagle Inc.

Pittsburgh

85

Aramark Corp.

Philadelphia

100

Hershey Co., The

Hershey

100

Wawa Inc.

Wawa

100

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

Chesterbrook

100

IKEA Holding US Inc.

Conshohocken

100

Chubb Corp.

Philadelphia

100

Erie Insurance Group

Erie

100

Highmark Inc.

Pittsburgh

100

Lincoln National Corp.

Radnor

100

Fox Rothschild LLP

Philadelphia

85

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Philadelphia

95

Ballard Spahr LLP

Philadelphia

100

Blank Rome LLP

Philadelphia

100

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Pittsburgh

100

Dechert LLP

Philadelphia

100

Duane Morris LLP

Philadelphia

100

K&L Gates LLP

Pittsburgh

100

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Philadelphia

100

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Philadelphia

100

Reed Smith LLP

Pittsburgh

100

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Philadelphia

100

Saint-Gobain Corp.

Malvern

90

Siemens

Malvern

100

TE Connectivity Inc.

Berwyn

100

Alcoa Corp.

Pittsburgh

100

WESCO International Inc.

Pittsburgh

60

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Allentown

100

Teva Pharmaceutical USA Inc.

North Wales

100

Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack

Philadelphia

45

Rite Aid Corp.

Camp Hill

65

Bon-Ton Stores Inc.

York

85

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

Pittsburgh

100

Key national findings revealed in the 2018 CEI:

The CEI rates companies and top law firms on detailed criteria falling under five broad categories:

The full report, including a searchable employer database is available online at www.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.

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