CKE Restaurants does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees but has not publicly canceled business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children. CKE Restaurants CEO, Ned Lyerly, signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which includes a commitment to promote DEI through bias education training in the workplace. However, the company has not lobbied for ideological purposes. For these reasons, CKE Restaurants receives a Medium Risk rating.