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Dec 28, 2015
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...
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Jul 8, 2015
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,...
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Jun 6, 2014
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...
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Nov 14, 2013
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...
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Sep 6, 2013
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...
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Jul 9, 2013
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...
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Mar 29, 2011
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...
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