CEO's of Eli Whitney, Cummins and other major companies in Indiana just sent the following letter to Pence:
Regardless of the original intention of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, we are deeply concerned about the impact it is having on our employees and on the reputation of our state. All of our companies seek to promote fair, diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our employees must not feel unwelcome in the place where they work and live.
As we seek to attract and retain great talent from Indiana and around the world, it is critical that we make it clear that Indiana is the welcoming state we all believe it to be. As leaders in the Indiana business community, we call on you to take immediate action to ensure that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act will not sanction or encourage discrimination against any residents or visitors to our state by anyone.
By immediately enacting new legislation that makes it clear that neither the Religious Freedom Restoration Act nor any other Indiana law can be used to justify discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity, our state's elected leaders can provide the reassurance to the people of our state, our nation and the world that is needed at this critical moment.
Signatories include the CEO's of Angie's List, Inc., Emmis Communications Corporation, Anthem, Inc., Indiana University Health, Cummins Inc., Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Dow AgroSciences, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Eli Lilly and Company.
The letter and article regarding same is linked below:
http://www.indystar.com/...