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In a ranking this year of corporate anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers by the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay-rights group, Exxon ranked last. The company is being sued in Illinois for allegedly discriminating against a gay job applicant. Tico Almeida, founder and president of Freedom to Work, a gay-rights group involved in the case, commended Exxon on Friday for changing its benefit policy, but criticized the company for "dragging its feet." "It's a shame Exxon waited until after the Labor Department issued official guidance explaining that their old policy does not comply with American law," Almeida said.
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