LAS VEGAS, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A prominent
benchmarking organization has rated MGM Resorts International
(NYSE: MGM) as among the nation's leading companies for workplace
equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)
employees.
Based on the company's policies and practices relating to LGBTQ
employees, the Human Rights Campaign announced that for the sixth
consecutive year, MGM Resorts has earned a perfect score on the
2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual Human Rights
Campaign (HRC) survey that evaluates major companies for their
non-discrimination and benefits policies and practices with respect
to LGBTQ employees.
"Diversity and inclusion are bedrocks of our company culture and
way of doing business. This commitment is demonstrated not only
through our diverse workforce, but also in the top quality of
service we provide to our guests who visit us from all corners and
cultures of the world," said Phyllis A.
James, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity &
Corporate Responsibility Officer for MGM Resorts International. "We
are honored to be recognized for the vigorous efforts we invest in
promoting equality for all within our Company, our communities and
human society. We will proudly continue to stand with the LGBTQ
community in helping to build a world that embraces inclusion and
respect for the humanity and dignity of all people."
The CEI assessment focuses on LGBTQ-related company policies and
practices, including nondiscrimination workplace protections,
transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs,
and public engagement with the LGBTQ community.
The 2018 CEI rated 947 businesses, of which 609 achieved 100
percent, earning the coveted distinction of "Best Places to Work
for LGBTQ Equality."
MGM Resorts has a long-standing record of support of the LGBTQ
community, as a National Corporate Partner of HRC and otherwise.
For instance:
- The company was the first in the gaming and hospitality
industry to formally adopt a diversity initiative (2000) and to
offer health benefits to same-sex couples (2004).
- In 2004, MGM Resorts was a founding partner of the Las Vegas chapter of the Human Rights
Campaign.
- MGM Resorts has sponsored the Las Vegas PRIDE Parade for 12
years, most recently serving as the presenting sponsor.
- In 2011, MGM Resorts expanded its supplier and construction
diversity programs to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBTQ)-owned firms.
- In 2013, MGM Resorts donated $300,000 to The Gay and Lesbian Community Center
of Southern Nevada to support the
construction and opening of its new building.
- Years before same-sex marriage was legalized, same-sex
commitment ceremonies were performed at chapels at MGM Resorts'
properties, which continue to develop specialized marriage ceremony
offerings and outreach to same-sex couples.
For more information about MGM Resorts International's
commitment to diversity and inclusion, please visit:
www.mgmresorts.com/csr.
About the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights
Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest
civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian,
gay, bisexual transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a world
where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at home,
at work and in every community.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment
company with national and international locations featuring
best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and
conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment
experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and
retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences
through its suite of Las
Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses
27 unique hotel offerings including some of the most recognizable
resort brands in the industry. The company is expanding throughout
the U.S. and around the world, developing MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts and MGM COTAI in
Macau, and debuting the first
international Bellagio branded hotel in Shanghai. The 77,000 global employees of MGM
Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of
FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more
information visit us at www.mgmresorts.com.
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