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Proxy Votes on Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Draw Strong Support [USA]
Two recent shareholder resolutions asking for sexual orientation to be added to companies’ employment nondiscrimination policies met with great success. Micron Technology revealed...that 55% of shareholders supported an amended policy in a recent proxy vote. Commercial Metals shareholders supported 43% in favor to unequivocally add sexual orientation to their Equal Employment Policy... Walden Asset Management was the lead filer at Commercial Metals... [also refers to lack of sexual orientation nondiscrimination policy at ExxonMobil, adoption of policies at McDonald's, Cracker Barrel (part of CBRL Group)]