| The
Equality Principles |
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| 1.
The company will prohibit discrimination based on sexual
orientation and gender expression or gender identity
as part of its written employment policy statement. |
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| 2.
The company will disseminate its written employment
policy statement company-wide. |
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| 3.
The company will not tolerate discrimination on the
basis of any employee's actual or perceived health condition,
status or disability. |
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| 4.
The company will offer equal health insurance and other
benefits to employees to cover their domestic partners
regardless of the employee's marital status, sexual
orientation, gender expression or gender identity. |
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| 5.
The company will include discussions of sexual orientation,
gender expression and gender identity as part of its
official employee diversity and sensitivity training
communications. |
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| 6.
The company will give employee groups equal standing,
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or
gender expression. |
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| 7.
The company advertising policy will avoid the use of
negative stereotypes based on sexual orientation, gender
identity or gender expression. |
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| 8.
The company will not discriminate in its advertising,
marketing or promotion of events on the basis of sexual
orientation, gender expression or gender identity. |
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| 9.
The company will not discriminate in the sale of its
goods or services on the basis of sexual orientation, gender
expression or gender identity. |
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| 10. The
company will not bar charitable contributions to human rights groups
and organizations on the basis of sexual orientation,
gender expression or gender identity, nor will it support groups opposed to such rights. |
