Salesforce cancels all travel to Indiana, won’t subject customers or employees to discrimination

[TexasTowelie]

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has made good on a threat tweeted Wednesday evening, warning that the $4 billion company would “dramatically reduce” its investment in Indiana in response to a religious freedom law that critics say is a “license to discriminate” against LGBT individuals.

On Thursday, just hours after Gov. Mike Pence signed the legislation, Benioff announced his firm was “canceling all programs” that require its customers or employees to travel to Indiana, saying he would not subject them to discrimination.

Indiana is the first state to enact such a change this year among about a dozen where such proposals have been introduced. The measure would prohibit state and local laws that “substantially burden” the ability of people — including businesses and associations — to refuse services to individuals based on their religious beliefs.

Read more: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2015/03/salesforce-cancels-all-travel-to-indiana-wont-subject-customers-or-employees-to-discrimination/?PageSpeed=noscript

[Skittles]

1. EXCELLENT

CALL OUT THESE BIGOTS

[ananda]

2. While this is good, I have to shout!

Where are the boycotts of states that have passed
anti-choice legislation?? !!!

[TexasTowelie]

4. Indiana is the first state that has passed this type of legislation,

at least that is what the article said.

[blkmusclmachine]

3. ,

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[Initech]

5. They need to stop calling this bill "religious freedom" - it doesn't have anything to do with that.

[RKP5637]

7. Yep, it should be called "Bigot Freedom!" n/t

[nightscanner59]

6. Arizona quickly changed it's tune about a similar bill when faced with real major loss of revenues.

It was about the only good decision Jan Brewer made.