Diversity is essential to the success of an organization, but are companies willing to look beyond the numbers game and take a public stand on diverse issues on a national level? The answer should be yes.

On July 3, 206 of the world’s leading companies (representing 7 million workers and $5 trillion in revenue) joined an amicus brief to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to apply federal job discrimination protection under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to sexual orientation and gender identity in three LGBTQ discrimination cases. Currently, Title VII bars discrimination based on sex, race, color, national origin and religion, but does not specifically address sexual orientation or gender identity.

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