Thompson Urges Large Companies To Bar Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation

Continuing a decade-long campaign by the New York City Comptroller's Office, William C. Thompson, Jr. has filed a series of shareholder resolutions calling on some of America's largest companies to strengthen prohibitions against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The resolutions were filed on behalf of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), New York City Police Department Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, New York City Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) and New York City Board of Education Retirement System.

The resolutions call for companies that have not already done so to revise their policies to forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. All are among the 1,000 largest companies in the United States, as ranked by Fortune.

“We must aggressively demand that companies across America treat all of their employees with dignity and respect,” Thompson said. “If companies fail to adopt these measures, they are sending a direct signal that they do not value everyone equally, and in doing so are not providing shields against bias and discrimination.” Read more at comptroller.nyc.gov