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Article

2 Feb 2012

Author:
Chris Johnson, Washington Blade

DynCorp updates non-discrimination policy to include LGBT protections

A military contractor that has come under fire for allegedly allowing anti-gay harassment on the job has changed its policy to include non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. DynCorp International...updated its non-discrimation policy...to include protections for LGBT workers, according to a company spokesperson...DynCorp came under pressure to change its policy after the Washington Blade reported last month on a settlement the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached with the company as a result of a complaint was filed on alleged anti-gay harassment on the job...Freedom to Work, an LGBT workplace advocacy group, launched an online petition last month urging DynCorp to change its policy to include LGBT protections [also refers to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman]