“Exxon Mobil bars discrimination against LGBT workers,” 31 Jan 2015

…Exxon Mobil has updated its employment policies to officially prohibit discrimination against LGBT workers in order to comply with a new federal law…In addition, its new "harassment in the workplace policy" now prohibits harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The company's spokesman…confirmed the …oil major added these protections to comply with federal law. The company previously resisted investors' calls for such an official change, saying it already prohibited all forms of discrimination at its offices across the globe. It was the lowest ranked among big US companies for LGBT inclusion in an assessment by Human Rights Campaign. The…organisation said the recent change was just a response to Obama's order rather than a shift in Exxon's corporate values…Exxon's peers such as BP, Shell and Chevron reportedly maintain more liberal policies for LGBT workers.