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Employee Benefits Challenges After the Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/1/2013

The ruling on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of the United States, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, will immediately extend to legally married same-sex couples a host of federal...more

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling: Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA")

Winstead PC on 6/28/2013

While the U.S. Supreme Court(the “Court”) ruled section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) unconstitutional, that does not mean that the changes for human resources departments and employee benefits plans can be...more

The Supreme Court Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act: An Employer’s Perspective

BakerHostetler on 6/27/2013

In a closely watched and eagerly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, __ U.S. ___ (June 26, 2013) has overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which limited the definition of...more

How Does The Fall Of DOMA Impact The FMLA And Other Employee Benefits?

Franczek P.C. on 6/27/2013

Unless you've been securely wedged under a rock over the past 24 hours, you know that the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had established a federal definition of...more

The Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA—Benefit Plan Sponsors Have Much to Consider

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/27/2013

Yesterday, in its decision in United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (U.S. June 26, 2013), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") is unconstitutional. DOMA provided that, for...more

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