Denny’s scored an 85 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, the company increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. Denny's Corporation uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. The company hopes to have 100% of its employees complete unconscious bias training. Denny’s supports the Equality Act. The company’s former CEO, John Miller, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. Denny's is a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. For these reasons, Denny's Corporation receives a High Risk rating.