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June 24, 2016

After Orlando, more firms are focused on LGBT issues

  • The attack has increased awareness among business owners and managers of the need to provide acceptance and safety for all employees.
    • By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — Some small business owners already working to make their companies more welcoming to LGBT employees say the massacre at a gay dance club in Orlando gives them an impetus to make more changes.

    “I've committed to myself and within our executive team to redouble our efforts to create a safer, kinder, more accepting workplace,” says Frank Maylett, CEO of RizePoint, a company that makes software to help restaurant owners, hotel operators and retailers manage multiple locations.


     
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