JetBlue Airways
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JetBlue Airways scored an 70 on the 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a political stakeholder group. By complying with the HRC’s controversial demands, JetBlue increases the risk of dividing employees, alienating customers and harming shareholders. The company covers transgender-related medical costs for its employees and their children and provides specific sexual orientation and gender identity-based benefits. It also uses sex and gender ideology criteria in employee recruitment, vendor selection, marketing, and philanthropic support. JetBlue uses its reputation, corporate funds, and political influence to support controversial sex and gender ideologies, organizations, and legislation. JetBlue does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination, though the company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. JetBlue signed on an open letter in support of the Equality Act. The company denounced various states’ legislative efforts to protect election integrity and security. For these reasons, JetBlue receives a High Risk rating.