HRC Condemns Fortune Companies' 'Pets Not Partners' Insurance Policies

[winterbadger]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Human Rights Campaign today condemned Home Depot, Sprint, Ecolab and Waste Management -- all Fortune 500 companies -- for offering their employees pet insurance but not domestic partner health insurance.

"Paying for a parrot's but not a person's hospital stay is absurd," said HRC President Cheryl Jacques. "This is no joke. Employees deserve better from these companies."

thanks to robbysmom for the link.

Comments

[laurushka.livejournal.com]

hey, i was looking at my sister's friends list, and i wanted to ask you-- do you know any companies that do BOTH pets and partners?? Because that's a company I'd like to work for!!!

[winterbadger]

I do not, sorry!

[laurushka.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the HRC has a list... or maybe they don't care if companies offer insurance for pets.

I always find it hard when organizations come out with lists of bad companies-- companies that use sweatshop labor, animal testing, whatever-- and then they don't list the alternative companies. Like, I stopped going to the Gap because of some sweatshop issues, BUT, I go to Kohl's department store, and probably buy all kinds of sweatshop labor clothes there!

Pets v. Partners

[meepeek.livejournal.com]

This is, of course, obscene.

Do you suppose if I got a pet license for my SO they would then be considered a pet and I could get insurance for them? :P

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Welcome to Bush's America....