Corporate Equality Index 2019
Kirkland & Ellis received a 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. This is the twelfth year in a row that the Firm received a 100 percent score on the CEI.
The 2019 CEI rated 1,028 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBT community. Kirkland’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality. 571 major U.S. businesses earned a 100 percent rating this year.