Erie Insurance has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmark on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. The index is administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
"ERIE believes in The Golden Rule and in treating all people with dignity and respect," said Tesha Nesbit Arrington , ERIE's director of diversity and inclusion. "Our perfect score on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index is validation of our efforts to create an inclusive work environment."
The 2016 CEI rated 1,027 businesses based on LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement. ERIE satisfied all of the CEI's criteria to receive the perfect score and designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.
For more information on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.