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Title: Dish sex-bias ban voted down
Post by: Hazumu on June 06, 2008, 04:41:21 PM
Post by: Hazumu on June 06, 2008, 04:41:21 PM
By Kimberly S. Johnson
The Denver Post
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QuoteExecutives insisted that GLBT employees are not subject to harassment at the company, which follows federal anti-discrimination guidelines, which do not include sexual orientation. The board of directors recommended that shareholders vote against the resolution.
Colorado has an anti-discrimination law protecting gay employees, signed by Gov. Bill Ritter last year. Ergen said the company follows state law in Colorado.
"We just don't appreciate the proposal," he said.