Bloomberg Law
June 26, 2017, 6:28 PM UTC

Google, CBS, Viacom Back Legal Shield for Gay Workers

Josh Eidelson
Josh Eidelson
Bloomberg News

Dozens of major U.S. companies are encouraging a federal court to declare discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal, even if that decision could increase the firms’ vulnerability to employee lawsuits.

Microsoft Corp., Google, CBS, Viacom Inc., IAC, Lyft, and Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Inc. are among the 50 companies and organizations that signed papers supporting a filing spearheaded by advocacy group Freedom For All Americans in the U.S. court of appeals in Manhattan.

“Laws that allow discrimination erode our ability to foster vibrant, competitive workforces, which halts growth, creativity, and innovation,” Anna Walker, Levi Strauss & Co.’s senior director for ...

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