Companies Offering Domestic Partner Benefits
From: Human Rights Campaign
Best Places to Work 2010
“Check out our list of the top businesses that support equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. Based on the 2010 Corporate Equality Index, our annual report that rates corporate America’s treatment of LGBT employees, 305 businesses received top ratings.”
| ADVERTISING and MARKETING | ||
| Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. | New York | NY |
| Starcom MediaVest Group | Chicago | IL |
| AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | ||
| Boeing Co. | Chicago | IL |
| Honeywell International Inc. | Morristown | NJ |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | Bethesda | MD |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | Los Angeles | CA |
| Raytheon Co. | Waltham | MA |
| AIRLINES | ||
| Alaska Air Group Inc. | Seattle | WA |
| AMR Corp. (American Airlines) | Fort Worth | TX |
| Continental Airlines Inc. | Houston | TX |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | Atlanta | GA |
| JetBlue Airways Corp. | Forest Hills | NY |
| US Airways Group Inc. | Tempe | AZ |
| APPAREL, FASHION, TEXTILES, DEPT. STORES | ||
| Levi Strauss & Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| Liz Claiborne Inc. | New York | NY |
| Nike Inc. | Beaverton | OR |
| TJX Companies, Inc., The | Framingham | MA |
| AUTOMOTIVE | ||
| Chrysler LLC | Auburn Hills | MI |
| Ford Motor Co. | Dearborn | MI |
| General Motors Corp. | Detroit | MI |
| Subaru of America Inc. | Cherry Hill | NJ |
| Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. | Torrance | CA |
| Visteon Corp. | Van Buren Township | MI |
| Volkswagen of America Inc. | Auburn Hills | MI |
| BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES | ||
| American Express Co. | New York | NY |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | Minneapolis | MN |
| Aon Corp. | Chicago | IL |
| Bank of America Corp. | Charlotte | NC |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp., The | New York | NY |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | McLean | VA |
| Charles Schwab Corp., The | San Francisco | CA |
| Citigroup Inc. | New York | NY |
| Credit Suisse USA Inc. | New York | NY |
| Deutsche Bank | New York | NY |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) | McLean | VA |
| Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) | Washington | DC |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc., The | New York | NY |
| Harris Bankcorp Inc. | Chicago | IL |
| HSBC – North America | Prospect Heights | IL |
| J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | New York | NY |
| KeyCorp | Cleveland | OH |
| MasterCard Inc. | Purchase | NY |
| Morgan Stanley | New York | NY |
| Northern Trust Corp. | Chicago | IL |
| Raymond James Financial Inc. | St. Petersburg | FL |
| RBC Wealth Management | Minneapolis | MN |
| State Street Corp. | Boston | MA |
| SunTrust Banks Inc. | Atlanta | GA |
| TD Bank N.A. | Wilmington | DE |
| Toyota Financial Services Corp. | Torrance | CA |
| U.S. Bancorp | Minneapolis | MN |
| UBS AG | Stamford | CT |
| Visa | San Francisco | CA |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | San Francisco | CA |
| CHEMICALS & BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| BASF Corp. | Florham Park | NJ |
| Dow Chemical Co. | Midland | MI |
| E.I. du Pont de Nemours (DuPont) | Wilmington | DE |
| Ecolab Inc. | St. Paul | MN |
| Genentech Inc. | South San Francisco | CA |
| Monsanto Co. | St. Louis | MO |
| COMPUTER & DATA SERVICES | ||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | Roseland | NJ |
| LexisNexis Group | Miamisburg | OH |
| COMPUTER HARDWARE & OFFICE EQUIPMENT | ||
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | CA |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | San Jose | CA |
| Dell Inc. | Round Rock | TX |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | Palo Alto | CA |
| Lexmark International Inc. | Lexington | KY |
| NCR Corp. | Dayton | OH |
| NetApp Inc. | Sunnyvale | CA |
| Sun Microsystems Inc. | Santa Clara | CA |
| Tech Data Corp. | Clearwater | FL |
| Xerox Corp. | Stamford | CT |
| COMPUTER SOFTWARE | ||
| BMC Software Inc. | Houston | TX |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Redwood City | CA |
| Intuit Inc. | Mountain View | CA |
| Microsoft Corp. | Redmond | WA |
| Oracle Corp. | Redwood Shores | CA |
| SAP America Inc. | Newton Square | PA |
| Symantec Corp. | Cupertino | CA |
| CONSULTING, BUSINESS SERVICES | ||
| A.T. Kearney Inc. | Chicago | IL |
| Accenture Ltd. | New York | NY |
| Bain & Co. Inc. | Boston | MA |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | McLean | VA |
| Boston Consulting Group | Boston | MA |
| Deloitte LLP | New York | NY |
| Ernst & Young LLP | New York | NY |
| Hewitt Associates | Lincolnshire | IL |
| International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) | Armonk | NY |
| KPMG LLP | New York | NY |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | New York | NY |
| McKinsey & Co. Inc. | New York | MA |
| Navigant Consulting Inc | Chicago | IL |
| Nielsen Co., The | Schaumburg | IL |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | New York | NY |
| EDUCATION & CHILDCARE | ||
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. | Watertown | MA |
| ENERGY & UTILITIES | ||
| Constellation Energy Group Inc. | Baltimore | MD |
| National Grid USA | Brooklyn | NY |
| PG&E Corp. | San Francisco | CA |
| Public Service Enterprise Group | Newark | NJ |
| Sempra Energy | San Diego | CA |
| Southern California Edison Co. | Rosemead | CA |
| ENTERTAINMENT & ELECTRONIC MEDIA | ||
| AMC Entertainment Inc. | Kansas City | MO |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. | San Antonio | TX |
| Cox Enterprises Inc. | Atlanta | GA |
| Time Warner Inc. | New York | NY |
| Viacom Inc. | New York | NY |
| Walt Disney Co. | Burbank | CA |
| FOOD, BEVERAGES, & GROCERIES | ||
| Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. | St. Louis | MO |
| Brinker International Inc. | Dallas | TX |
| Campbell Soup Co. | Camden | NJ |
| Cargill Inc. | Wayzata | MN |
| Coca-Cola Co., The | Atlanta | GA |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | Atlanta | GA |
| Diageo North America | Norwalk | CT |
| Food Lion LLC | Salisbury | NC |
| General Mills Inc. | Minneapolis | MN |
| MillerCoors LLC | Chicago | IL |
| Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., The | Somers | NY |
| PepsiCo Inc. | Purchase | NY |
| Sodexho Inc. | Gaithersburg | MD |
| Starbucks Corp. | Seattle | WA |
| Supervalu Inc. | Eden Prairie | MN |
| HEALTHCARE | ||
| Bausch & Lomb Inc. | Rochester | NY |
| Cardinal Health | Dublin | OH |
| Health Care Service Corp. | Chicago | IL |
| Kaiser Permanente | Oakland | CA |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | Minnetonka | MN |
| HIGH-TECH, PHOTO, & SCIENCE EQUIP. | ||
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | Santa Clara | CA |
| Applied Materials Inc. | Santa Clara | CA |
| Corning Inc. | Corning | NY |
| Eastman Kodak Co. | Rochester | NY |
| Freescale Semiconductor Inc. | Austin | TX |
| Intel Corp. | Santa Clara | CA |
| Medtronic Inc. | Minneapolis | MN |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | Dallas | TX |
| HOME FURNISHING | ||
| Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams | Taylorsville | NC |
| HOTELS, RESORTS, & CASINOS | ||
| Carlson Companies Inc. | Minnetonka | MN |
| Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. | Las Vegas | NV |
| Hyatt Hotels Corp. | Chicago | IL |
| Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group Inc. | San Francisco | CA |
| Marriott International Inc. | Bethesda | MD |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide | White Plains | NY |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | Las Vegas | NV |
| INSURANCE | ||
| AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah | San Francisco | CA |
| Aetna Inc. | Hartford | CT |
| Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America | Minneapolis | MN |
| Allstate Corp., The | Northbrook | IL |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Inc. | Jacksonville | FL |
| Chubb Corp. | Warren | NJ |
| CNA Insurance | Chicago | IL |
| Esurance Inc. | San Francisco | CA |
| Hartford Financial Services Inc., The | Hartford | CT |
| ING North America Insurance Corp. | Atlanta | GA |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. | Springfield | MA |
| MetLife Inc. | New York | NY |
| Nationwide | Columbus | OH |
| New York Life Insurance Co. | New York | NY |
| Pacific Mutual Holding Co. | Newport Beach | CA |
| Progressive Corp., The | Mayfield Village | OH |
| Prudential Financial Inc. | Newark | NJ |
| Sun Life Financial Inc. (U.S.) | Wellesley Hills | MA |
| Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund | New York | NY |
| INTERNET SERVICES & RETAILING | ||
| eBay Inc. | San Jose | CA |
| Google Inc. | Mountain View | CA |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Sunnyvale | CA |
| LAW FIRMS | ||
| Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP | Washington | DC |
| Alston & Bird LLP | Atlanta | GA |
| Arent Fox LLP | Washington | DC |
| Arnold & Porter LLP | Washington | DC |
| Baker & Botts LLP | Houston | TX |
| Baker & Daniels LLP | Indianapolis | IN |
| Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll LLP | Philadelphia | PA |
| Bingham McCutchen | Boston | MA |
| Brown Rudnick LLP | Boston | MA |
| Bryan Cave LLP | St. Louis | MO |
| Carlton Fields PA | Tampa | FL |
| Chapman & Cutler LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP | New York | NY |
| Clifford Chance US LLP | New York | NY |
| Covington & Burling LLP | Washington | DC |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | New York | NY |
| Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP | New York | NY |
| Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | New York | NY |
| Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP | New York | NY |
| Dickstein Shapiro LLP | Washington | DC |
| DLA Piper | Baltimore | MD |
| Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Minneapolis | MN |
| Duane Morris LLP | Philadelphia | PA |
| Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP | Boston | MA |
| Faegre & Benson | Minneapolis | MN |
| Fenwick & West LLP | Mountain View | CA |
| Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP | Washington | DC |
| Foley Hoag LLP | Boston | MA |
| Fried, Frank, Haris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | New York | NY |
| Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | Houston | TX |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Los Angeles | CA |
| Goodwin Procter LLP | Boston | MA |
| Haynes and Boone LLP | Dallas | TX |
| Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Hogan & Hartson LLP | Washington | DC |
| Holland & Knight LLP | Washington | DC |
| Howrey LLP | Washington | DC |
| Hunton & Williams LLP | Richmond | VA |
| Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP | Kansas City | MO |
| Jenner & Block LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Kaye Scholer LLP | New York | NY |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | New York | NY |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | New York | NY |
| Littler Mendelson PC | San Francisco | CA |
| Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP | Los Angeles | CA |
| Mayer Brown LLP | Chicago | IL |
| McDermott Will & Emery LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP | New York | NY |
| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo | Boston | MA |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP | Philadelphia | PA |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP | San Francisco | CA |
| Nixon Peabody LLP | New York | NY |
| O’Melveny & Myers LLP | Washington | DC |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | San Francisco | CA |
| Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | New York | NY |
| Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP | Los Angeles | CA |
| Pepper Hamilton LLP | Philadelphia | PA |
| Perkins Coie | Seattle | WA |
| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | New York | NY |
| Proskauer Rose LLP | New York | NY |
| Quarles & Brady LLP | Milwaukee | WI |
| Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP | Minneapolis | MN |
| Ropes & Gray LLP | Boston | MA |
| Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP | San Francisco | CA |
| Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Shearman & Sterling LLP | New York | NY |
| Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Kansas City | MO |
| Sidley Austin LLP | Chicago | IL |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | New York | NY |
| Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal | Chicago | IL |
| Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP | Cleveland | OH |
| Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP | Kansas City | MO |
| Stoel Rives LLP | Portland | OR |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | New York | NY |
| Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP | Atlanta | GA |
| Thompson Coburn LLP | St. Louis | MO |
| Troutman Sanders LLP | Atlanta | GA |
| Vinson & Elkins LLP | Houston | TX |
| Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP | New York | NY |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | New York | NY |
| White & Case LLP | New York | NY |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | New York | NY |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hall & Dorr LLP | Washington | DC |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC | Palo Alto | CA |
| Winston & Strawn LLP | Chicago | IL |
| MAIL & FREIGHT DELIVERY | ||
| United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) | Atlanta | GA |
| MANUFACTURING | ||
| Cummins Inc. | Columbus | IN |
| Herman Miller Inc. | Zeeland | MI |
| Owens Corning | Toledo | OH |
| Whirlpool Corp | Benton Harbor | MI |
| MINING & METALS | ||
| Alcoa Inc. | New York | NY |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| 3M Co. | St. Paul | MN |
| OIL & GAS | ||
| BP America Inc. | Houston | TX |
| Chevron Corp. | San Ramon | CA |
| Shell Oil Co. | Houston | TX |
| PHARMACEUTICALS | ||
| Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corp. | Ridgefield | CT |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | New York | NY |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | Indianapolis | IN |
| GlaxoSmithKline plc | Research Triangle Park | NC |
| Hospira Inc. | Lake Forest | IL |
| Johnson & Johnson | New Brunswick | NJ |
| Merck & Co. Inc. | Whitehouse Station | NJ |
| Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. | East Hanover | NJ |
| Pfizer Inc. | New York | NY |
| Schering-Plough Corp. | Kenilworth | NJ |
| PUBLISHING & PRINTING | ||
| New York Times Co. | New York | NY |
| United Business Media LLC | Manhasset | NY |
| RETAIL & CONSUMER PRODUCTS | ||
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | New Albany | OH |
| Barnes & Noble Inc. | New York | NY |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. | Richfield | MN |
| Borders Group Inc. | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Carmax Inc. | Richmond | VA |
| Clorox Co. | Oakland | CA |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | Issaquah | WA |
| Estee Lauder Companies | New York | NY |
| GameStop Corp. | Grapevine | TX |
| Gap Inc. | San Francisco | CA |
| Hallmark Cards Inc. | Kansas City | MO |
| Kimberley-Clark Corp. | Irving | TX |
| Macy’s Inc. | Cincinnati | OH |
| Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | Atlanta | GA |
| Nordstrom Inc. | Seattle | WA |
| Procter & Gamble Co. | Cincinnati | OH |
| Recreational Equipment Inc. | Kent | WA |
| Replacements Ltd. | McLeansville | NC |
| S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. | Racine | WI |
| Sears Holdings Corp. | Hoffman Estates | IL |
| Target Corp. | Minneapolis | MN |
| Unilever | Englewood Cliffs | NJ |
| Walgreen Co. | Deerfield | IL |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS | ||
| Alcatel-Lucent | Murray Hill | NJ |
| AT&T Inc. | San Antonio | TX |
| Motorola Inc. | Schaumburg | IL |
| Sprint Nextel Corp | Reston | VA |
| TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL | ||
| Orbitz Worldwide Inc. | Chicago | IL |
| Sabre Holdings Inc. | Southlake | TX |
| Travelport Inc. | Parsippany | NJ |
source: HRC.org
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7 Jobs Companies Are Desperate To Fill
With unemployment nearing double digits, it’s hard to imagine there are jobs, ready for the taking but it’s true. Many companies are hiring, and can’t fill their slots fast enough. Here are seven jobs companies are desperate to fill, and how you can qualify.
1. Accountant
Education: Bachelor’s degree, CPA certification
Average Annual Earnings: $61,480
Accountants are the people that make sure a business runs smoothly, that records are kept, taxes are paid and the books are balanced. If you think accounting is boring, think again: many accountants work as forensic accountants, detecting fraud in criminal cases, or work as independent contractors, able to set their own hours. (Learn more in Uncovering A Career In Forensic Accounting.)
If you’re one of the many (business) degreed professionals displaced by the recession, look at adding an accounting track to your degree; many online and evening colleges offer accounting programs, preparing you for CPA certification. The Department of Labor expects the need for accountants to rise by 22% by 2018. Top CPAs earn over six figures, making accounting a very exciting field indeed.
2. Software Engineer
Education: Certification or higher
Average Annual Earnings: $85,430
What doesn’t run on a computer these days? These computer applications in our daily lives all need software and engineers to develop and program them. Software engineering jobs are expected to grow 21% by 2018, much faster than other sectors. A bachelor’s degree will get you the best opportunities and pay, although certification or an associate’s degree will be enough if you can prove you have the skills to do the job – making software engineering a great field for those changing careers or starting out. (This career is hot, but these careers are not.
3. Machinist
Education: On-the-job training
Average Annual Earnings: $38,940 and up
Few people grow up wanting to be a machinist, but it’s a great field for those looking to enter the job market with little education. Many employers looking for experienced fabricators are having such a hard time finding qualified applicants that on-the-job training and training programs have grown for machinists. Pay is modest for those entering field, but grows with experience, making it a good place to grow a career.
4. Healthcare Workers (L7, L8)
Education: High school diploma and higher
Average Annual Earnings: From $19,178
You’ve likely heard it before: healthcare is where the work is. From home care aides, a sector expected to grow 50% by 2018, to nurses and pharmacy technicians, healthcare jobs are on the rise. If you only have a high school diploma, look at starting as a home care aid at an average rate of $9.22 an hour – tough on the wallet, but a place you can get your foot in the door with little or no experience. Many colleges have vocational programs for radiologic technicians and other healthcare specializations that will greatly increase your earning power.
5. Biomedical Engineer
Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher
Average Annual Earnings: $77,400
America’s population is aging, and with it, our need for better healthcare equipment is rising. Biomedical engineers are needed to research, develop and test new devices – this job sector is expected to grow a whopping 72% by 2018. If you don’t mind investing in the education required, biomedical engineering is a career with a very bright future.
6. Industrial Hygienist
Education: On-the-job training and/or certification
Average Annual Earnings: $45,360
Lead, mold and asbestos are all bad for our health, so removal of these toxic substances is vital. Industrial hygienists are the experienced professionals tasked with the dirty job of removing environmental hazards, and employers are on the hunt for qualified applicants.
Most education is gained from on-the-job training, although some colleges offer certification in the field. Jobs for industrial hygienists are expected to increase by 14% by 2018; top-earning professionals average over $73,000 in annual pay, making this a lucrative career path if you’re lacking a college degree.
7. Geoscientist
Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher
Average Annual Earnings: $79,160
Geoscientists study the earth: its composition, including energy sources that can be derived from it – which is where the jobs employers are having a difficult time filling are. Finding qualified geoscientists, preferably those with a master’s degree, isn’t easy. This sector of the job market is expected to rise by 18% by 2018, with energy research spurring the growth. Geoscientists working in oil and gas extraction earn well into the six figures.
The Bottom Line
If you’re unemployed, or looking for a career change, there are employers waiting for you to work in these hard-to-fill positions. The harsh reality is that you may have to go back to school, or work your way up to get the best salary in these fields – which is why employers are having such a hard time finding the right applicants. Patience and persistence are crucial for a future in these seven jobs.
source: Investopedia
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10 States With Ridiculously Low Unemployment
Every U.S. state experienced job losses during the recent downturn, but thanks to the right mix of industries, natural resources, and skilled workers, some states have a far lower unemployment rate than the 9.5% national average.
Want to crack the jobs problem? Let’s start by studying these sources of American strength…
Iowa — Outperforming with a diverse economy plus agriculture
(Unemployment Rate: 6.8%)
Minnesota — A state with manufacturing, raw materials, and high education
(Unemployment Rate: 6.8%)
Wyoming — Riding commodities, tourism, and perhaps its tax policies. Doing well despite low levels of education. (Unemployment Rate: 6.7%)
Kansas — Powered by agriculture, energy, and aerospace
(Unemployment Rate: 6.5%)
Hawaii — A tourism magnet with a large population of affluent Americans
(Unemployment Rate: 6.3%)
Vermont — Driven by agriculture and industries utilizing the state’s highly educated population
(Unemployment Rate: 6.0%)
New Hampshire — Powered by agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and a highly educated population
(Unemployment Rate: 5.8%)
Nebraska — An agricultural and transport hub, with some diversity as well
(Unemployment Rate: 4.7%)
South Dakota — Gets a big boost from government, but also has services and agriculture
(Unemployment Rate: 4.4%)
North Dakota — Powered by agriculture and commodities
(Unemployment Rate: 3.6%)
source: businessinsider
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