United Talent Agency
Corprate Bias Ratings
Risk Level:
Summary:
United Talent Agency (UTA) has not terminated business relationships due to views or beliefs. The company does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees. However, UTA covers employee travel for abortion while funding the ACLU and GLAAD. It has also used its reputation to promote LGBTQ agendas and oppose Trump-era immigration policies. For these reasons, UTA 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.
UTA has no history of firing employees or suppliers based on ideological differences.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
The UTA Foundation does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
UTA does not provide protections against viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
UTA posted a list of various LGBTQ-focused non-profits, which prominently featured GLAAD and GLSEN (1). UTA has also publicly opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade (2). In 2017, UTA replaced its annual pre-Oscars event with a rally opposing then-President Donald Trump’s immigration policy (3). In 2019, prominent Democratic leader Stacey Abrams began a contract with UTA immediately before the voting legislation push in Georgia (4). UTA also hosted GLAAD for a company-wide discussion in 2019 (5).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.
UTA does not operate a PAC.
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August 18, 2023
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