--- description: The company has been leading the charge against the Religious Freedom law title: Salesforce CEO Gave Employee $50K To Help Leave Indiana image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1cf11cc0c018fb1/6987866a55a85993bfa869f1/457217446.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Salesforce CEO Gave an Employee $50,000 To Help Leave Indiana by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 2, 2015 3:57 PM CUT  Marc Benioff delivers the keynote speech at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce 2014 Conference at Moscone South on October 14, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Marc Benioff delivers the keynote speech at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce 2014 Conference at Moscone South on October 14, 2014 in San Francisco, California.Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 2, 2015 3:57 PM CUT Salesforce is putting its money where its mouth is. Not only is the cloud computing company [leading the charge](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/salesforce-cancels-indiana-events%5Fn%5F6950398.html "undefined") of a corporate boycott against Indiana following the passage of the controversial [religious freedom law](http://time.com/3764644/mike-pence-jeb-bush-indiana-gay-rights/ "undefined"), but it is paying employees to relocate from the state, some to the tune of $50,000. “I just got an email on the way to the studio from another employee who said, ‘Look, I don’t feel comfortable living in this state any more, you have to move me out,'” Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO, told [CNN.](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/01/news/salesforce-benioff-indiana-religious-freedom-law/index.html?iid=Lead "undefined") “I gave him a $50,000 relocation package and said, ‘Great, you’re clear to go.'” Salesforce did not immediately respond for comment. Critics argue the Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows business owners to refuse service to LGBT customers due to religious beliefs. On Thursday, [state lawmakers announced changes to the law](http://time.com/3768334/indiana-gay-rights/ "undefined"), clarifying that it will not allow businesses to discriminate against gay Hoosiers. Following the passage of the initial legislation last week, Benioff tweeted, “We are canceling all programs that require our customers/employees to travel to Indiana to face discrimination.” > [](https://twitter.com/Benioff/status/581108959337136129) Other businesses have taken a stand against the law as well. > [](https://twitter.com/policy/status/582620533562454016) > [](https://twitter.com/LeviStraussCo/status/582694058964959232) > [](https://twitter.com/tim%5Fcook/status/581515209409310720) _\[_[_CNN_](http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/01/news/salesforce-benioff-indiana-religious-freedom-law/index.html?iid=Lead "undefined")_\]_ _Read next:_ [_Dear Indiana: Christian Love Embraces Those on the Margins of Society_](http://time.com/3768793/indiana-conversion-religious-freedom/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3768955/salesforce-boycott-indiana-religious-freedom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3768955/salesforce-boycott-indiana-religious-freedom/"},"headline":"Salesforce CEO Gave an Employee $50,000 To Help Leave Indiana","datePublished":"2015-04-02T15:57:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:39:26.668Z","description":"The company has been leading the charge against the Religious Freedom law","url":"https://time.com/3768955/salesforce-boycott-indiana-religious-freedom/","keywords":["Companies","Business topic","Tech","Legislation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1cf11cc0c018fb1/6987866a55a85993bfa869f1/457217446.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1cf11cc0c018fb1/6987866a55a85993bfa869f1/457217446.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Salesforce.com's Dreamforce 2014 Conference","caption":"Salesforce.com's Dreamforce 2014 Conference","creditText":"Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/companies/","name":"Companies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3768955/salesforce-boycott-indiana-religious-freedom/","name":"Salesforce CEO Gave an Employee $50,000 To Help Leave Indiana"}}]}] ```