Wal-Mart board will feature two new members
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"Excerpt: The retailer's hiring policy will not include provisions to
specifically protect transgender people this year after a proposal
calling for such an amendment was denied.
The Rev. Jonalu Johnstone of the Unitarian Universalist Association of
Congregations called for the change. Wal-Mart prohibits discrimination
based on sexual preference, but only includes gender status in a
catch-all statement pledging to ban other illegal discrimination
practices.
"What about a status that is legally protected in some jurisdictions
but not others ? "she asked. "Should a company be selective about
which stores follow which rules ?"
