BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The National LGBT
Bar Association – the country's largest organization of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied legal professionals –
is honoring Jason Prussman, senior
corporate counsel, Level 3 Communications, with its 2017 Denver Out
& Proud award. The award recognizes outstanding legal
professionals who advance LGBT equality through words and actions
to create more secure and welcoming workplaces.
Prussman earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor degree
from the University of Colorado. He
counsels the human resources department and other units within
Level 3 on employee relations matters, corporate policies and
compliance programs. He joined Level 3 in 2011.
Prussman will receive the LGBT Bar's Out & Proud Award on
January 12 at a reception in
Denver.
Key Facts:
- Level 3 was recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for
receiving a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a
national benchmarking survey and report administered by HRC, which
evaluates businesses on their LGBT initiatives. Level 3 satisfied
all of CEI's criteria which includes non-discrimination workplace
protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive
health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement
with the LGBT community.
- Level 3 is a five-star winner of the 2016 Top Inclusive
Workplace Cultures award from Mosaic, the Tulsa Regional Chamber's
diversity business council.
- Among Level 3's nine employee resource groups is a growing LGBT
employee resource group with more than 100 members.
- Level 3 supports its LGBT employees by participating in local
PRIDE events, such as the 2016 marches in Tulsa and Denver
Key Quote:
D'Arcy Kemnitz, Executive
Director of the LGBT Bar
"Through both his personal and professional work, Jason has
distinguished himself as a leader in the community. As an out and
visible leader within a major communications services provider, and
through his time on the board of director for the Colorado LGBT Bar
Association, his career has been focused on service, community and
the law. We are excited to honor him and recognize his
contributions as an attorney and an advocate."
Additional Resources:
- VIDEO: Level 3 Values Diversity
- Level 3 Diversity and Inclusion Report
- BLOG: Diversity is a Journey, Not a Destination
For more information on Level 3's advanced network and service
offerings, visit www.level3.com.
About The National LGBT Bar Association
The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of
lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students,
activists, and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
legal organizations. The association promotes justice in and
through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its
diversity. For more information, visit www.LGBTBar.org.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is a Fortune 500
company that provides local, national and global communications
services to enterprise, government and carrier customers. Level 3's
comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed solutions includes fiber
and infrastructure solutions; IP-based voice and data
communications; wide-area Ethernet services; video and content
distribution; data center and cloud-based solutions. Level 3 serves
customers in more than 500 markets in over 60 countries across a
global services platform anchored by owned fiber networks on three
continents and connected by extensive undersea facilities. For more
information, please visit www.level3.com or get to know us on
Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
© Level 3 Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Level 3,
Vyvx, Level 3 Communications, Level (3) and the Level 3 Logo are
either registered service marks or service marks of Level 3
Communications, LLC and/or one of its Affiliates in the United States and elsewhere. Any other
service names, product names, company names or logos included
herein are the trademarks or service marks of their respective
owners. Level 3 services are provided by subsidiaries of Level 3
Communications, Inc.
The information contained under the caption "About The
National LGBT Bar Association" has been provided by The National
LGBT Bar Association, which is solely responsible for its
content.
Forward-Looking Statement
Some statements made in this press release are
forward-looking in nature and are based on management's current
expectations or beliefs. These forward-looking statements are not a
guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Level
3's control, which could cause actual events to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the statements. Important
factors that could prevent Level 3 from achieving its stated goals
include, but are not limited to, the company's ability to: increase
revenue from its services to realize its targets for financial and
operating performance; develop and maintain effective business
support systems; manage system and network failures or disruptions;
avert the breach of its network and computer system security
measures; develop new services that meet customer demands and
generate acceptable margins; manage the future expansion or
adaptation of its network to remain competitive; defend
intellectual property and proprietary rights; manage risks
associated with continued uncertainty in the global economy; manage
continued or accelerated decreases in market pricing for
communications services; obtain capacity for its network from other
providers and interconnect its network with other networks on
favorable terms; successfully integrate future acquisitions;
effectively manage political, legal, regulatory, foreign currency
and other risks it is exposed to due to its substantial
international operations; mitigate its exposure to contingent
liabilities; and meet all of the terms and conditions of its debt
obligations. Additional information concerning these and other
important factors can be found within Level 3's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press
release should be evaluated in light of these important factors.
Level 3 is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
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