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Washington companies on Fortune’s ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — Fortune’s 2018 100 “Best Companies to Work For” list includes five companies with headquarters in the D.C. region.

The list, compiled each year based on millions of employee surveys, and Fortune’s own audit of each company’s benefits and people programs, is now in its 20th year.

It measures companies on values, innovation, financial growth, leadership effectiveness, maximizing human potential and trust.

San Francisco-based Salesforce leads this year’s list. Fortune cites the company’s commitment to philanthropy and its globally cohesive culture.

The companies with headquarters in the D.C. area that made this year’s list are the following: No. 17 Capital One Financial, No. 33 Hilton Worldwide Holdings, No. 35 Marriott International, No. 42 Navy Federal Credit Union, No. 83 Mars.

Several other companies with a major presence in the Washington region also made the list, including Wegmans Food Markets.

Fortune’s top five on its 2018 list of Best Companies to Work For: No. 1 Salesforce, No. 2 Wegmans Food Markets, No. 3 Ultimate Software, No. 4 The Boston Consulting Group, No. 5 Edward Jones.

Read Fortune’s full list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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