Now furniture is political, too

This week, hundreds of employees at Wayfair’s headquarters walked off the job to protest the furniture company’s $200,000 sale of beds to a government contractor that planned to use them at U.S. migrant detention camps. Also, more than 100 Googlers petitioned the San Francisco Pride Parade to ban the company from this weekend’s festivities because of what they see as Google’s inadequate protection of LGBTQ people from attacks on YouTube.

Workers are showing increasing dissatisfaction with employers who insist that their companies are apolitical. Even banks are taking stances: Bank of America said it will stop lending to companies that run private prisons and detention centers, following a similar decision by JPMorgan in March.

Wayfair promised to donate its profits from the sale to the American Red Cross. But Google warned employees marching with the company’s Pride float that they can’t protest during the parade. —Jeff Green

Chief, a private club for women who hold vice president-level jobs or higher, has a 5,000 person waiting list and plans to open outposts in five cities by the end of next year.

California may become the first state to protect black employees from discrimination based on hairstyle.

“Look for a company that mirrors your own beliefs.” So said Jim Fitterling, CEO of Dow Inc., speaking with Bloomberg Businessweek about the importance of coming out at work.