Is Yelp really LGBTQ friendly?
Yelp is supportive of LGBTQ rights, and offers benefits to its employees that reflect that support. The company participates in and donates to public events and organizations that support LGBTQ rights, and donates to politicians who support or don't support LGBTQ rights legislation.
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Does Yelp have inclusive workforce protections?
Yelp has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Does Yelp offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Yelp has strong and inclusive benefits offering for US Employees.
Health Insurance and other benefits are equivalent when it comes to their coverage of spouses or domestic partners for different-sex and same-sex couples.
At Yelp Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical and soft benefits
Does Yelp have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Yelp has shown sustained commitment to diversity through several initiatives like training for new hires and employees, executives performance tied to diversity goals, and policies that support an inclusive culture around gender identity and self expression.
Yelp has employee groups and/or diversity councils within the company to support LGBTQ employees, and has several programs around hiring, supplier selection, marketing, and philanthropy to support LBBTQ individuals, causes, and organizations.
Three LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
Employee group –or– Diversity council
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