Employee Benefits Blog

EEOC Ruling on Sexual Orientation Impacts Same-Sex Spouse and Domestic Partner Benefits

In our July 2, 2015 blog, Obergefell v. Hodges – Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States, we indicated that employers may need to offer same-sex spouse health and welfare benefits and rethink domestic partner benefits in order to avoid discrimination claims. Shortly after posting that blog, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) […]

August 27, 2015 | 2 min read | Tagged: discrimination, EEOC, Foxx, obergefell v. hodges, same-sex marriage, same-sex spouse, sex-based discrimination, sexual orientation, Title VII

Nancy K. Campbell Of Counsel

Obergefell v. Hodges – Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States

In 2013, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) which defined marriage, for Federal purposes, as between one man and one woman. The Windsor ruling resulted in numerous Federal benefits for same-sex couples who were legally married in a jurisdiction that performed same-sex […]

July 2, 2015 | 5 min read | Tagged: DOMA, domestic partner benefits, obergefell v. hodges, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, United States v. Windsor

Kevin Hogan Former Associate