Deluxe Corporation fired a Christian employee for refusing to comply with the company's policy regarding LGBTQ pronouns. Deluxe Corporation scored a 100 out of 100 on the 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, Deluxe Corporation increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company provides a benefits package for employees which covers transgender medical procedures for covered employees and dependents, including children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Deluxe Corporation forces employees to undergo multiple ideological trainings and uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. Deluxe Corporation discriminates against religious organizations in its charitable giving and supports the Equality Act. The company’s CEO, Barry C. McCarthy, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. For these reasons, Deluxe Corporation receives a High Risk rating.