05.11.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Apple CEO Cook urges congressional support for antidiscrimination bill

You can count Tim Cook among supporters for broader antidiscrimination laws in the United States.In a Wall Street Journal op-ed supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (EDNA), Apple's CEO argues that extending the antidiscrimination rules that are currently enshrined in U.S. law to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees makes sense not just from a moral perspective, but also from a business one.To drive his point home, Cook explains that Apple's own practices already go well beyond what the law mandates. "As we see it, embracing people's individuality is a matter of basic human dignity and civil rights," he writes. "We've found that when people feel valued for who they are, they have the comfort and confidence to do the best work of their lives."Members of the U.S. congress have attempted

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