Diversity and equality

Amid national calls for change and a prolonged COVID-19 crisis, employers must retool their diversity, equity and inclusion strategies.

A financial wellness program can provide access to resources that have been systematically denied to people of color.

While many low-income employees in the service sector have been laid off or risk getting sick if they do go to work, the city’s high-paid tech workers have been mostly shielded.

A complaint was filed with the EEOC for allegedly discriminating against existing employees and job applicants.

"As someone who’s clearly in the minority among other employee benefit brokers and advisers, I have a responsibility to help pave the way for positive change," says Lester Morales, CEO of Next Impact.

Adidas human resources chief Karen Parkin resigned following criticism from Black employees who said the German sportswear giant has done too little to promote diversity.

The economic benefits of diversity and inclusion to a business can no longer be the only reason to implement new policies.

Accepting LGBTQ+ employees means making significant and long lasting changes to your workplace culture and policies.

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Pinterest has hired a team of outside lawyers to investigate the company’s workplace culture following public complaints from former employees who say they faced racial discrimination.

The Top Women in Benefit Advising class of 2020 proffer their best advice to counter both conscious and unconscious bias in the workplace.

Most job searchers already know: the more they’ve been paid in the past, the more they can demand in the future. This method can create a disconnect between pay and productivity.

Most employers believe their benefits are inclusive or equitable until an employee who’s trying to access it points out the flaws, says Lisa Greenbaum, the chief client officer at Progyny.

Coronavirus has shone a light on inequalities in the workplace 一 especially amongst female colleagues. Is your firm equipped to respond?

If tech companies really want to increase representation, they must do more, Black employees and corporate diversity experts say.

“Just change in the law is not enough,” said Glennda Testone, executive director of New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center. “We need to change people’s lived professional equality.”

One employer decided to update their corporate policies after the Supreme Court ruled LGBTQ people are protected under the Civil Rights Act.

“Silence is not going to work,” says Tammy Fennessy, director of benefits for American Eagle Outfitters. “We view silence as an acceptance of racism — it’s not helping the cause.”

While the moves to recognize Juneteenth have been welcomed by many, companies will be scrutinized by the public to see whether they’re devoting resources to making concrete, measurable changes.

Nationwide, public and private companies move to commemorate Juneteenth by making it a company holiday.