Pressure Mounting On Exxon To Provide Gay Worker Protections

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One of the nation's largest mutual funds says it will vote its shares in ExxonMobil in support of adding sexuality to the company's nondiscrimination policy.

The Vanguard Group holds 149 million shares in ExxonMobil, making it the fourth-largest institutional shareholder.

ExxonMobil is the only U.S. company that has ever rescinded a non-discrimination policy covering sexual orientation.

The provision had been available to workers at Mobil. But, in December 1999 Mobil merged with Exxon and under Exxon's direction the policy was abandoned. At the same time, it closed Mobil's domestic partner benefits program to any more employees.