Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Pennsylvania
Legal

Corprate Bias Ratings

Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP vets vendors for LGBTQ policies and does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, it has not publicly terminated business relationships based on views or beliefs. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children. Saul Ewing supports the Equality Act and integrates DEI throughout its business practices, continuously providing ideological trainings to all its employees and prioritizing diversity in its recruitment, hiring, and promotions. The company supports ESG within its business practices and partners with the Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance. For these reasons, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP receives a Medium Risk rating.

Criteria
Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

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.

Risk Level
Rationale

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs. The company received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means the company has a written policy pledging to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (1)(2). Saul Ewing prioritizes diversity in its recruitment, hiring, and promotions (3).

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr does not publish charitable giving guidelines (1).

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr supports the Equality Act (1). It supports ESG within its business practices, offering ESG counseling and risk management to its clients (2). Saul Ewing integrates DEI throughout its business practices. It has a DEI committee and “provide[s] ongoing and consistent firmwide diversity, equity, and inclusion training”. It has hosted trainings on unconscious bias, generational diversity, cultural competency, and the business imperative for diversity (3).

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). The company partners with the Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance (3).

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr does not operate a PAC or engage in lobbying at this time (1)(2).

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November 28, 2023

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