Just when I think change in the benefits industry happens at the pace of a snail moving through molasses, I hear news that shows me just how progressive employers can be when it comes to benefits offerings.
This time, it’s the news that, according to the Human Rights Campaign, 39% of Fortune 500 companies now offer transgendered employees and/or dependents helath benefits to cover medical costs associated with gender reassignment surgery, up from 1% in 2004.