Allstate
Corprate Bias Ratings
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Summary:
Allstate fired an employee over religious beliefs and statements made outside the workplace. The company vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. Allstate covers "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children and suspended PAC donations to Members of Congress who objected to the election certification. The company streamlined funds to Planned Parenthood, created ads promoting LGBTQ values, is a brass sponsor of Out & Equal, and a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. For these reasons, Allstate receives a "High Risk" rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Allstate has a written policy requiring suppliers not to discriminate on the basis of LGBTQ identity and received a score of 95 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (1). In 2005, Allstate fired an employee for writing an opinion piece at home on his own time explaining his religious views against homosexuality and his beliefs that the movement was dangerous (2)(3). Since then, Allstate has had a new CEO but has not changed its anti-religious stance.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Allstate unilaterally restricts matching charitable gifts to educational institutions “that advocates a particular religious belief or restricts attendance on the basis of religion” (1). It does not have restrictions against other educational matches.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Allstate’s HRC CEI profile indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related” care for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company has released advertisements supporting the LGBTQ movement and advocacy (3). CEO Thomas J. Wilson is a member of the Business Roundtable (4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
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June 30, 2023
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