MICHAEL KINSMAN
Domestic partner benefits popular
July 16, 2006
Big companies don't often get credit for being smart and progressive, but some are being smarter and more progressive than the nation's political forces who continue to bicker over gay rights.
A study by the Human Rights Campaign found that, for the first time, a majority of Fortune 500 companies now offer health insurance to their employees' domestic partners.
The HRC, a Washington, D.C.,-based organization that promotes gay, lesbian and transgender equality, said that 253 of the nation's largest public companies offer domestic partner benefits.
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The HRC also reported that 430 of the Fortune 500 companies have policies banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, up from 294 companies five years ago.
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