Verizon Shareholders Vote Down Protections Based On Gender Identity And Expression
by: Autumn Sandeen
Thu May 08, 2008 at 13:00:00 PM EDT
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From the Bay Area Reporter:
Verizon LogoA shareholder proposal to amend Verizon Communications Inc.'s written equal employment policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity was voted down May 1, but backers of the plan say they were encouraged by the amount of support it got, and the group that proposed the resolution will bring it back next year.