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IRS Guidance Addresses Same-Sex Spouses Issues
The IRS has issued Notice 2015-86, Application of Obergefell to Qualified Retirement Plans and Health and Welfare Plans. This Notice is...
Dec 28, 2015
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Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States
In a historic decision late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws prohibiting same-sex marriages are unconstitutional,...
Jul 8, 2015
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Same-Sex Spouse/Partner – Health Plan Coverage
Many U.S. employers offer health insurance coverage to their employees’ domestic partners or same-sex spouses and there are no federal...
Jun 6, 2014
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Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in New Jersey
Same-sex marriage became legal in the state of New Jersey on October 21, 2013. With the addition of the same-sex marriage law, NJ...
Nov 14, 2013
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IRS Recognizes Legal Same Sex Spouse Marriages
The agencies have begun to issue guidance clarifying their position on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) issues for legally married same-sex...
Sep 6, 2013
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DOMA Decisions Impact on Welfare Plan Administration
The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which stated that...
Jul 9, 2013
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Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) - Impact on Benefits
The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) provides that for all purposes of federal law, such as the Employee Retirement Income Security...
Mar 29, 2011
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