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Will You Marry Me? The Future of Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses and Partners

The United States Supreme Court’s recent landmark rulings on same-sex marriage have significantly changed employers’ options and obligations with respect to benefit coverage for employees’ same-sex spouses and partners. Until recently, some employers voluntarily extended benefits to same-sex partners in recognition of the fact that same-sex couples had limited ability to marry. However, now that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states and recognized under federal law, employers must extend certain spousal benefits to same-sex spouses and can do so without additional administrative complexity. In addition, some employers are phasing out unmarried partner benefits by requiring partners to marry in order to be eligible for spousal benefit coverage.

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(c)2015 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., reprinted with permission.




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Seventh Circuit Makes Damages More Available for Employees Given Wrong Information About Benefits

by Prashant Kolluri and Nancy G. Ross

Kenseth v. Dean Health Plan, Inc., represents a significant departure from the decades of law prior to Cigna v. Amara holding that employees could not recover for misrepresentations by employers over benefit coverage if the plan terms were clear.

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