Indianapolis IN-based radio group Emmis Communications said it was already somewhat difficult to attract top executive talent to its state, and stated that the task just got harder thanks to the Indiana legislature and Gov. Mike Pence.
According to Wall Street Journal, another corporation with a strong Indiana presence expressed opposition to the law.
According to WSJ, Emmis CFO Patrick Walsh said, “It’s already a challenge to us,” to convince talented young executives to move to the state’s capital, he said. If the law creates the perception that businesses can discriminate against homosexuals, “I’m one big step behind.”
The company is said to recruit heavily from in-state sources, but needs to expand the search considerably from time to time.
250 of 1,200 Emmis employees work from Indiana locations.
Eli Lilly is the other company. It said “Discriminatory legislation is bad for Indiana and for business.”
It has 12,000 out of some 36,000 total employees based in Indiana.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act “…provides companies a legal defense if they refuse accommodate homosexuals,” per the WSJ report.
