Business Coalition for
Workplace Fairness
Employment Non-Discrimination Act
H.R. 3017 / S. 1584

You’re in good company.
Successful businesses prohibit discrimination.
100% 97%
87%
70% 69%
50%
41%
25%
Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
0%
FORTUNE 1000 FORTUNE 500 FORTUNE 100
Employment Non-Discrimination Act November 3, 2009

Federal law does not prohibit discrimination based
on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Discrimination
based on
sexual orientation
and
gender identity
is legal in at least
38 states
Gender Identity
& Sexual Orientation
12 states & the District of Columbia
Sexual Orientation
9 states
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Americans believe job
discrimination is wrong.
“ Would you favor or oppose Congress passing a law that would
make it illegal for employers to fire, refuse to hire, or refuse to
promote employees on the basis of a person's
sexual orientation or gender identity? ”
Not Sure, 3%
Oppose, 39% Favor, 58%
Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. Jan. 31- Feb. 5, 2007.
Employment Non-Discrimination Act November 3, 2009

Employment Non-Discrimination Act
• Basic employment protection
for all American workers
• Prohibits preferential treatment
and quotas
• Reasonable scope
exempts small businesses, most religious organizations and the military
• No financial burden
does not mandate domestic partner benefits
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Business Case
• Supports existing non-discrimination policies
without adding financial burden
• Eliminates inconsistency
across operations, business clients and suppliers
• Reinforces corporate reputation
as a champion of workplace fairness
– Drive recruitment and retention of dedicated,
fair-minded employees
– LGBT consumer market estimated $687b in 2007
77 percent of gay and lesbian respondents said they were likely to consider brands that
support nonprofits and/or causes that are important to them as LGBT persons (2007 Harris
Interactive poll)
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Over a Decade of Corporate Support
1996 Employment Non-Discrimination Act comes within
one vote of passage in U.S. Senate
2000 23 U.S. corporations support passage of federal workplace
anti-discrimination law including:
– AT&T, Eastman Kodak, General Mills, Honeywell,
Merrill Lynch and Microsoft
2002 Four U.S. corporations testify in support of anti-discrimination law
before a U.S. Senate committee:
– Eastman Kodak, FleetBoston, Hewlett-Packard and
Shell Oil
2004 49 U.S. corporations and 55 small businesses support passage of federal
workplace anti-discrimination law including:
– BP, JP Morgan Chase, IBM, Levi Strauss, Nationwide,
Nike and Yahoo!
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Join the Business Coalition
“ ENDA is not only the right thing to do, but it is
also good for business.
We want our employees focused on doing the
very best they can at their job. ”
– General Mills Inc.
Join the Coalition –
Contact Eric Bloem of Human Rights Campaign at (202) 572-8985
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80+ Major Businesses Support
Accenture Ltd. New York, NY Diageo North America Norwalk, CT Marriott International Inc. Bethesda, MD
Alberto – Culver Co. Melrose Park, IL Dow Chemical Co. Midland, MI Merck & Co. Inc. Whitehouse Stn, NJ
Ameriprise Financial Inc. Minneapolis, MN Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, NY Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. New York, NY
Amgen Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA Electronic Arts Inc. Redwood City, CA Microsoft Corp. Redmond, WA
AMR Corp. (American Airlines) Fort Worth, TX Eli Lilly & Co. Indianapolis, IN MillerCoors Brewing Co. Chicago, IL
Bank of America Corp. Charlotte, NC EMC Corp. Hopkinton, MA Morgan Stanley New York, NY
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. New York, NY Ernst & Young LLP New York, NY Motorola Inc. Schaumburg, IL
BASF Corp. Florham Park, NJ Gap Inc. San Francisco, CA Nationwide Columbus, OH
Bausch & Lomb Inc. Rochester, NY General Mills Inc. Minneapolis, MN NCR Corp. Dayton, OH
Best Buy Co. Inc. Richfield, MN General Motors Corp. Detroit, MI The Nielsen Co. Schaumburg, IL
Bingham McCutchen LLP Boston, MA GlaxoSmithKline Philadelphia, PA Nike Inc. Beaverton, OR
BMC Software Inc. Houston, TX Goldman Sachs Group Inc. New York, NY Pfizer Inc. New York, NY
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp. Ridgefield, CT Google Inc. Mountain View, CA PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, NY
BP America Inc. Warrenville, IL Hanover Direct Inc. Weehawken, NJ QUALCOMM Inc. San Diego, CA
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. New York, NY Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. Las Vegas, NV RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. Minneapolis, MN
Capital One Financial Corp. McLean, VA Herman Miller Inc. Zeeland, MI Replacements Ltd. McLeansville, NC
Charles Schwab & Co. San Francisco, CA Hewlett-Packard Co. Palo Alto, CA Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP Minneapolis, MN
Chevron Corp. San Ramon, CA Hospira Inc. Lake Forest, IL Ryder System Inc. Miami, FL
Chubb Corp. Warren, NJ HSBC – North America Prospect Hts, IL Sun Microsystems Inc. Santa Clara, CA
Cisco Systems Inc. San Jose, CA Integrity Staffing Solutions Inc. Wilmington, DE SUPERVALU Inc. Eden Prairie, MN
Citigroup New York, NY International Business Machines Corp. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College
Clear Channel Communications Inc.San Antonio, TX Armonk, NY Retirement Equities Fund New York, NY
Clorox Co. Oakland, CA J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. New York, NY Texas Instruments Inc. Dallas, TX
The Coca-Cola Co. Atlanta, GA Kaiser Permanente Oakland, CA Time Warner Inc. New York, NY
Corning Inc. Corning, NY KeyCorp Cleveland, OH Travelers Companies Inc. St. Paul, MN
Dell Inc. Round Rock, TX Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Grp. San Francisco, CA Xerox Corp. Stamford, CT
Deloitte LLP New York, NY KPMG LLP New York, NY Yahoo! Inc. Sunnyvale, CA
Deutsche Bank New York, NY Levi Strauss & Co. San Francisco, CA
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50+ Small Businesses Support
Ability Market Morristown, NJ Instant Signs of Santee Santee, CA Smart Women Co. St. Paul, MN
All Pro Home Inspections San Diego, CA Intersource Inc. Minneapolis, MN SQN Communications Design Inc. Vienna, VA
ALT Services Inc. Plano, TX Jennifer Brown Consulting LLC New York, NY Stanley Sumner LLC Miami Shores, FL
Americas Trade & Supply Co. Miami, FL Kell Consulting LLC Louisville, KY Trillium Asset Management Boston, MA
August eTech LLC Hamilton Square, NJ Leverage Technologies Inc. Brecksville, OH Unique Impressions Phoenix, AZ
BancForce Financial Staffing San Diego, CA Masters Realtors Inc. Dallas, TX Walden Asset Management Boston, MA
Calvert Group Ltd. Bethesda, MD McCown & Evans LLP San Francisco, CA Westlake Drug Inc. Kalamazoo, MI
Classic Doors and Shutters Inc. Memphis, TN Merge Media Group Gp LLC Dallas, TX Witeck-Combs Communications Inc.
Cooney, Daniel Fine Art New York, NY Michael Chamness Co. Montpelier, ND Washington, DC
Corner Office Consultants Tucker, GA Michael Toomey Pa Miami, FL Zebra Printing & Graphic Inc. Dallas, TX
David W. Cropper Mirage Images Inc. Chattanooga, TN
Insurance Agency LLC Alexandria, VA On-Site Productions Inc. Alexandria, VA
Delucchi Plus LLC Washington, DC Osmosis Medialab Inc. New York, NY
Emilio Robba Boutique Coral Gables, FL P2p Staffing Corp. Coral Springs, FL
Environmental Waste Solutions Inc. PinnaclePay Merchant Services Inc. Lawrenceville, GA
Media, PA Prime Access Inc. New York, NY
Fair Measures Inc. Santa Cruz, CA Production Solutions Inc. Vienna, VA
Floordesigns Inc. San Francisco, CA Project Designworks San Diego, CA
Four Star Cargo Inc. Miami, FL Pulse Communication Inc. New York, NY
Frontline Data Group Vienna, VA Quorum St. Paul, MN
Funny Boy Films LLC Los Angeles, CA Route 7 Productions Inc. Miami Beach, FL
Galerie Hebron, KY RSF Execare Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Greater San Diego Scoji Enterprises LLC Natchitoches, LA
Business Association San Diego, CA
Scotwork, NA, Inc. Parsippany, NJ
Green Ink Communications Voluntown, CT
Sky’s The Limit Consulting Inc. Estero, FL
Hanlon Brown Design Inc. Portland, OR
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