Oklahoma prohibition on same-sex marriages found unconstitutional
by Charles S. Plumb The last several months have witnessed a flurry of court activity regarding same-sex marriage laws. On Tuesday, January 14, Oklahoma joined that activity with an order and opinion...
View ArticleNew circuit ruling complicates same-sex marriage issue
The issue of how employers should handle same-sex marriage got a bit murkier November 6 as a divided appeals court panel broke with rulings from four other U.S. circuit courts of appeals by upholding...
View ArticleNew rule extends FMLA rights to more employees in same-sex marriages
More employees in same-sex marriages will be able to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as a result of a new rule taking effect March 27. And while employers in states...
View ArticleSame Sex Marriage: DOMA’s Path to the Supreme Court and Implications for...
DOMA refers to the Defense of Marriage Act, which basically created a situation in which same-sex marriages were not recognized for any federal purpose. It all came about as a result of a 1993 ruling...
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Same-sex couples stand to receive benefits after DOMA provision’s demise
by Scott Evans On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions favorable to the gay rights movement. In United States v. Windsor, the Court ruled that same-sex married couples are...
View ArticleDoes the DOMA Ruling Affect FMLA Rights for Same-Sex Couples?
When the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional, it opened up the possibility for married same-sex couples to be extended federal benefits on many levels, including things like...
View ArticleQ&A on Employee Benefits under DOMA Ruling
With the DOMA ruling so recent in our minds, employers have more unanswered employee benefits questions than ever before. Is it now illegal to tax healthcare benefits for a same-sex spouse? How should...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriages Legally Recognized: How Do Healthcare Benefits Change?
With the DOMA ban on same-sex marriage being ruled unconstitutional, what does this mean for healthcare benefits—will a same-sex marriage be recognized in the same way as other marriages, thus allowing...
View ArticleDOMA is unconstitutional, but many questions left unanswered
Over the summer, the Supreme Court decided in the landmark case of United States vs. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, which now paves the way for...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage and CFRA: New employer obligations
What recent changes have happened with same-sex marriage laws, and how do these affect employers and their obligations to employees under employment laws like FMLA/CFRA? There have actually been some...
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