Forty Massachusetts-based companies have earned the title of "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" this year, according to the latest Corporate Equality Index (CEI) report from the Washington-based Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
Some of the biggest tech names on that list: Akamai Technologies, Biogen, Nuance Communications and TripAdvisor.
In a new record for the HRC Foundation, more than 680 companies across the U.S. received that designation for their efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results, earning them a 100 percent rating. Overall, the HRC Foundation rated 1,059 companies and law firms. It also unofficially rated 122 Fortune 500 companies that have yet to respond to an invitation to participate in the CEI survey.
The CEI rating criteria have three key pillars: (1) non-discrimination policies across business entities, (2) equitable benefits for LGBTQ workers and their families and (3) supporting an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility.
In addition to big tech companies, Springfield-based MassMutual made the HRC Foundation's list. In August, the company told BostInno it has an active Pride Business Resource Group that offers financial seminars for LGBTQ couples. It also supported the "Yes on 3" campaign for transgender equality in November 2018, and it has made a number of concrete considerations for transgender employees, such as gender-affirming medical care coverage, gender-neutral bathrooms and a guide on supporting trans employees.
The LGBT Chamber of Commerce also told BostInno it has a number of partner companies it works with to implement inclusivity initiatives in their workplaces, including Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Eastern Bank, PTC and Boston Scientific. All of those companies earned the "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" designation from the HRC Foundation with the exception of PTC, which came up just short with a 90 percent rating.
“These companies know that protecting their LGBTQ employees and customers from discrimination is not just the right thing to do—it is also the best business decision," HRC President Alphonso David said in a statement. "In addition, many of these leaders are also advocating for the LGBTQ community and equality under the law in the public square."
These are the companies that scored 80 percent or higher in the Bay State:
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Employer
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Headquarters Location
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State
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2020 CEI Rating
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Akamai Technologies Inc.
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Cambridge
|
MA
|
100
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Bain & Co. Inc./ Bridgespan Group
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Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Biogen
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Cambridge
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Boston Consulting Group
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Boston Scientific Corp.
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Marlborough
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Brown Rudnick LLP
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Digitas
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc.
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Canton
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Eastern Bank Corp.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Eaton Vance
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Fish & Richardson PC
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Foley Hoag LLP
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Goodwin Procter LLP
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Goulston & Storrs
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Hanover Insurance Group, The
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Worcester
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
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Wellesley
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Iron Mountain Inc.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
John Hancock Financial Services Inc.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Liberty Mutual Group
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
|
Springfield
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
National Grid USA
|
Waltham
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Nixon Peabody LLP
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Nuance Communications
|
Burlington
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
|
Lakeville-Middleboro
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Publicis Sapient
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Rockland Trust Co.
|
Rockland
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Ropes & Gray LLP
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Staples Inc.
|
Framingham
|
MA
|
100
|
|
State Street Corp.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Stop & Shop
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Quincy
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Sun Life Financial Inc. (US)
|
Wellesley Hills
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
|
Waltham
|
MA
|
100
|
|
TripAdvisor Inc.
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Needham
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Tufts Health Plan
|
Watertown
|
MA
|
100
|
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
100
|
|
AthenaHealth Inc.
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Watertown
|
MA
|
90
|
|
B J's Wholesale Club
|
Westborough
|
MA
|
90
|
|
Bright Horizons
|
Watertown
|
MA
|
90
|
|
Cengage Learning Inc.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
90
|
|
Cimpress USA Inc
|
Waltham
|
MA
|
90
|
|
EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma, and EMD Performance Materials
|
Burlington
|
MA
|
90
|
|
General Electric Co.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
90
|
|
Philips
|
Andover
|
MA
|
90
|
|
PTC Inc
|
Boston
|
MA
|
90
|
|
Raytheon Co.
|
Waltham
|
MA
|
90
|
|
TJX Companies Inc., The
|
Framingham
|
MA
|
90
|
|
American Tower Corp.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
85
|
|
Eversource Energy
|
Springfield
|
MA
|
85
|
|
Fidelity Investments
|
Boston
|
MA
|
85
|
|
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.
|
Boston
|
MA
|
85
|
|
Schneider Electric
|
Andover
|
MA
|
85
|
|
Wayfair
|
Boston
|
MA
|
85
|
|
Parexel International Corp.
|
Billerica
|
MA
|
80
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