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Written by WiG
Jan 26, 2012
More than 35,000 people have signed a petition calling on defense contractor DynCorp International to protect LGBT employees.
The Change.org petition drive follows news of a settlement of a discrimination complaint. An ex-employee received a $150,000 out-of-court settlement in the case but DynCorp has not amended its workplace policies to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Civil rights lawyer Tico Almeida, founder of Freedom to Work, started the petition.
“If DynCorp is going to continue profiting from billions of dollars from the American taxpayers, then the corporation should have to abide by American values like judging people based on their talent and hard work, not their sexual orientation or gender identity,” said Almeida.
Raytheon, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have anti-discrimination policies that protect LGBT workers, according to Almeida.
