Corporate America is becoming an increasingly friendly place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies have policies against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and more than 60 percent include gender-identity protection, according to the Corporate Equality Index 2014, published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
For organizations that want to become more inclusive, a recent webinar from the law firm Littler Mendelson suggested many practical steps to take. In “Building a Diverse Workplace: Best Practices for Making Your Workplace LGBT Inclusive,” Denise Visconti, managing shareholder in the firm’s San Diego office, and Mark Phillis, a shareholder in Littler’s Pittsburgh office, outlined some ways companies can be more inclusive — and some of the benefits of doing so.
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