Criteria 1.0 (100 total points possible, all criteria weighted equally)

1. Has a written non-discrimination policy covering sexual orientation in its employee handbook or manual.
2. Has a written non-discrimination policy covering gender identity and/or expression in its employee handbook or manual.
3. Offers health insurance coverage to employees' same-sex domestic partners.
4. Officially recognizes and supports a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employee resource group or council or has a business policy that gives employee groups equal standing regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity.
5. Offers diversity training that includes sexual orientation and/or gender expression in the workplace.
6. Engages in respectful and appropriate marketing to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and/or provides support through its corporate foundation or otherwise to LGBTQ+ or AIDS-related organizations or events.
7. Employer does not engage in corporate action that would undermine the goal of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.

Evolution of the Criteria

• Why the Criteria Change
• Current Criteria
• The Equality Principles