Raymond James
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Summary:
Raymond James fired an employee after he was featured in a viral video of a woman questioning a man chalking "BLM" onto a sidewalk on private property. Raymond James supports the Equality Act but does not protect against political affiliation discrimination for its employees. The firm does not fund ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression, however. Raymond James has not canceled clients due to ideological differences. For these reasons, Raymond James receives a "Medium 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.
Raymond James fired an employee after he and his wife were featured in a viral video on Twitter confronting a man after he chalked a “BLM” sign in front of what he claims is his home and his property (1)(2). The couple later apologized for the incident, but the employee was fired regardless. In addition, Raymond James received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign (3). Among other requirements, this means that Raymond James has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies and advocate for pro-LGBTQ causes.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
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.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
Raymond James does not make political donations.
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December 27, 2022
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