By Tony Semerad
| The Salt Lake Tribune
Nov. 10, 2020
Imagine you are a Muslim and you have a colleague who repeatedly insists Islam is akin to "terrorism," or you are a Catholic and forbidden to wear a cross at work. Suppose you are a Latter-day Saint and your co-worker beckons you to his desk, where he shows you an anti-Mormon website, or you are a Hindu, and a fellow worker screams that you are going to hell.
These might be insensitive workplace actions, but are they illegal?
In many of these cases, the answer is yes — but there are exceptions.
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Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplaces 2020
Meet the 100 companies in Utah that received the highest ratings from their employees in 2020.
#1 Large Business
HR Software
(founded in 2008)
#2 Large Business
Financial technology
(founded in 2010)
#3 Large Business
Vendor Serving Healthcare Industry
(founded in 2008)
#4 Large Business
Employee Appreciation Services and Rewards
(founded in 1927)
#5 Large Business
Health & Personal Care
(founded in 1995)
#6 Large Business
Healthcare staffing
(founded in 1979)
#7 Large Business
Health account administrator
(founded in 2002)
#8 Large Business
Financial Services
(founded in 1946)
#9 Large Business
Financial
(founded in 1985)
#10 Large Business
Non-profit
(founded in 1984)
#11 Large Business
Restaurant
(founded in 1973)
#12 Large Business
Federal Government
(founded in 1999)
#13 Large Business
Design-Build General Contractor
(founded in 1967)
#14 Large Business
Enterprise Software
(founded in 2001)
#15 Large Business
Other - Business Services
(founded in 1988)
#16 Large Business
Financial Services & Insurance
(founded in 1965)
#17 Large Business
Essential Oils
(founded in 2008)
#18 Large Business
Enterprise Software
(founded in 1928)
#19 Large Business
We discover & distill the world's purest & most potent essential oils & oil infused products.
(founded in 1994)
#1 Midsize Business
Call Centers
(founded in 2004)
#2 Midsize Business
Business Services
(founded in 2011)
#3 Midsize Business
Data Analysis & Research
(founded in 1992)
#4 Midsize Business
Healthcare IT
(founded in 2005)
#5 Midsize Business
Credit Union
(founded in 1955)
#6 Midsize Business
SaaS
(founded in 2013)
#7 Midsize Business
Hearing Health
(founded in 1993)
#8 Midsize Business
Clothing, Footwear, & Accessories
(founded in 2006)
#9 Midsize Business
Public Accounting
(founded in 1940)
#10 Midsize Business
Consumer Electronics
(founded in 2003)
#11 Midsize Business
Wholesale Distribution
(founded in 2000)
#12 Midsize Business
External Review
(founded in 1983)
#13 Midsize Business
PPC
(founded in 2012)
#14 Midsize Business
Local Government
(founded in 1999)
#15 Midsize Business
Non-profit
(founded in 1925)
#16 Midsize Business
Legal Case Management Software
(founded in 2015)
#17 Midsize Business
Auto Financing
(founded in 2012)
#18 Midsize Business
Home Healthcare Services
(founded in 1998)
#19 Midsize Business
Mortgage Lending
(founded in 1998)
#20 Midsize Business
Enterprise Software
(founded in 1976)
#21 Midsize Business
Other - Consumer Goods
(founded in 2006)
#22 Midsize Business
Multifamily
(founded in 2000)
#23 Midsize Business
Substance Abuse Treatment and Behavioral Health
(founded in 1971)
#24 Midsize Business
Real Estate - Other
(founded in 2015)
#25 Midsize Business
FinTech
(founded in 2007)
#26 Midsize Business
Annuities and Insurance
(founded in 1935)
#27 Midsize Business
Pest Control
(founded in 2008)
#28 Midsize Business
Foodservice and Distribution
(founded in 1939)
#29 Midsize Business
Fund Administration
(founded in 2008)
#30 Midsize Business
Plumbing, Piping, HVAC, & Controls
(founded in 1948)
#31 Midsize Business
Local Government
(founded in 1859)
#32 Midsize Business
Emergency Services (911 Centers)
(founded in 1978)
#33 Midsize Business
Renewable Energy (Solar)
(founded in 2014)
#34 Midsize Business
Convenience Stores / Gas Stations
(founded in 1975)
#35 Midsize Business
Financial Services
(founded in 1959)
#36 Midsize Business
Confections
(founded in 1892)
#1 Small Business
SaaS
(founded in 2009)
#2 Small Business
Private Equity
(founded in 2013)
#3 Small Business
Non-profit - Other
(founded in 1988)
#4 Small Business
Advertising & Marketing
(founded in 2008)
#5 Small Business
Professional Employer Organization (outsourced ...
(founded in 1999)
#6 Small Business
Digital Marketing
(founded in 2005)
#7 Small Business
Disney and Family Vacation Specialists
(founded in 1990)
#8 Small Business
Diagnostic Imaging Center
(founded in 2007)
#9 Small Business
Education Technology
(founded in 2013)
#10 Small Business
Financial Valuation Firm
(founded in 2009)
#11 Small Business
sales and distribution of human machine interfa...
(founded in 1981)
#12 Small Business
Semiconductor
(founded in 1990)
#13 Small Business
Automotive
(founded in 2006)
#14 Small Business
Insurance Consultants & Brokers
(founded in 2001)
#15 Small Business
Enterprise Software
(founded in 2014)
#16 Small Business
Managed Wireless Service Provider
(founded in 2009)
#17 Small Business
Employee Recognition and Engagement
(founded in 2015)
#18 Small Business
Dental Solutions Company
(founded in 2016)
#19 Small Business
Management Software
(founded in 2014)
#20 Small Business
Business Support Services
(founded in 1984)
#21 Small Business
Mental Health and Substance Use
(founded in 1997)
#22 Small Business
Credit & Finance
(founded in 2013)
#23 Small Business
Civil Engineering (Water, Wastewater, Environme...
(founded in 1997)
#24 Small Business
Legal and Financial Services
(founded in 1899)
#25 Small Business
Laser & Aesthetics Provider
(founded in 2004)
#26 Small Business
Telecommunications
(founded in 2007)
#27 Small Business
Organizational Transformation and Training
(founded in 1979)
#28 Small Business
Business Services
(founded in 1995)
#29 Small Business
Civil-Structural Engineering and Land Surveying
(founded in 1987)
#30 Small Business
Certified Public Accountants & Management Consu...
(founded in 1960)
#31 Small Business
Healthcare
(founded in 1996)
#32 Small Business
Consumer Electronics Accessories
(founded in 2002)
#33 Small Business
Hotel
(founded in 1989)
#34 Small Business
Credit & Finance
(founded in 2012)
#35 Small Business
Financial
(founded in 1956)
#36 Small Business
Call Centers
(founded in 1996)
#37 Small Business
Electronics Manufacturing Services
(founded in 1997)
#38 Small Business
Financial Services & Insurance
(founded in 2002)
#39 Small Business
Services
(founded in 1963)
#40 Small Business
Human and social services
(founded in 1904)
#41 Small Business
Unified Communications as a Service
(founded in 2002)
#42 Small Business
Vertical Industry Software Products & Services
(founded in 2003)
#43 Small Business
Outdoor Retail
(founded in 2005)
#44 Small Business
Certified Public Accountants & Consultants
(founded in 1985)
#45 Small Business
Pavement Preservation
(founded in 1999)