On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth became an official federal holiday. Federal employees will have it as a paid day off. Many companies are taking steps to officially recognize this day to support people of color following the protests of systemic racism and inequality in the U.S. Here are a list of early forerunners taking the lead on this from 2021-2022:
Companies Recognizing Juneteenth
- Nike
- Target
- Best Buy
- Adobe
- Capital One
- JPMorgan
- Chase
- Lyft
- Nike
- Quicken Loans
- Spotify
- Target
- Uber
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Conde Nast
- National Grid
- Eventbrite
- Yelp
- Allstate
- Fiat Chrysler
- Ford Motor
- General Motors
What other companies have added this to their list of holidays? Do share. We would love to hear.
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