Same-Sex Marriage, Benefit Plan Sponsors

SCOTUS Declines To Address Texas Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Reach of Obergefell

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/5/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court announced that it would not hear an appeal from the City of Houston in a case challenging the city’s ability to offer spousal benefits to same-sex spouses of municipal employees. By...more

Texas Supreme Court Disputes Reach of Obergefell in Employee Benefits Case

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/10/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Texas Supreme Court held that the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, did not dispositively address how far government employers must go in providing benefits...more

2015 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List Health & Welfare

Snell & Wilmer on 11/23/2015

As 2015 comes to an end, we are pleased to present you with our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. Like last year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in three separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 of...more

Same-Sex Marriage is Legal – Are Your Employee Benefit Plans Up to Date?

Locke Lord LLP on 10/13/2015

What is the Supreme Court’s holding in Obergefell v. Hodges? LB: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all states must license a marriage between two people of the same sex and all states must recognize a lawful same-sex...more

Same-Sex Marriage and Employment Discrimination: The Future of Sexual Orientation Bias Claims

Baker Donelson on 7/15/2015

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country. In Oberfell v. Hodges, the Court held that Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment – commonly referred to as the Equal...more

So Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal … Now What? Important Decisions Employers Face Now

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/8/2015

In Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution requires all 50 states to license marriages between same-sex couples and to recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state....more

The Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling & Its Employment Implications

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/8/2015

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably are well aware that on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry and have their marriages recognized across the...more

Monthly Benefits Alert - June 2015

Franczek P.C. on 7/7/2015

Supreme Court - As explained in more detail in separate alerts we issued over the past several days, the Supreme Court decided two major cases involving the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage. First, as described...more

Same-Sex Marriage Ruling - What Does It Mean for Employee Benefit Plans?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/6/2015

In a 5-4 decision announced last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges that all states are required to recognize same-sex marriages. This ruling follows the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in U.S. v....more

Same Sex Marriage: Effect on Benefits

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 7/3/2015

The United States Supreme Court recently held in Obergefell v. Hodges http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf that all states must recognize and allow marriages between same sex partners. Depending on an...more

US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Morgan Lewis on 7/3/2015

Now that same-sex couples have the freedom to marry in every state, employers must consider whether plan amendments and administrative changes are necessary. On June 26, the US Supreme Court issued its landmark...more

Obergefell v. Hodges – Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States

Snell & Wilmer on 7/2/2015

In 2013, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) which defined marriage, for Federal purposes, as between one man and one woman. The Windsor ruling...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that States Must Permit and Recognize Same-Sex Marriage

Franczek P.C. on 6/30/2015

On June 26th, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution requires every state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In a 5-4...more

Supreme Court Says Constitution Requires States to License Same-Sex Marriages

McGuireWoods LLP on 6/29/2015

In another blockbuster 5-4 ruling authored by Justice Kennedy, in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___. ____ (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution requires a state to license...more

Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage of Same-Sex Couples Has Employee Benefit Plan Implications

Williams Mullen on 6/29/2015

On Friday, the Supreme Court, overturning a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, affirmed that the Constitution requires states to permit same-sex couples to marry and to recognize such marriages legally celebrated...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Finds a Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage: Implications for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/26/2015

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses require states to allow same-sex marriage and to...more

U.S. Supreme Court Says Same-Sex Marriage Must Be Allowed Nationwide

Miller & Martin PLLC on 6/26/2015

One day before the end of its 2014-2015 term, the United States Supreme Court has issued the long-awaited decision regarding the nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage. There were two questions before the Court in...more

Same-Sex Marriage Bans As Sex Discrimination: The Potential Impact On Plan Sponsors And Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/13/2015

In last week’s oral argument on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, Chief Justice Roberts asked the following question: Counsel, I’m not sure it’s necessary to get into sexual orientation to resolve the...more

Same-Sex Marriage Bans As Sex Discrimination: The potential impact on plan sponsors

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/7/2015

In last week’s oral argument on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, Chief Justice Roberts asked the following question: Counsel, I’m, I’m not sure it’s necessary to get into sexual orientation to resolve...more

IRS Guidance on Windsor Decision May Require End-of-Year Amendments for Qualified Retirement Plans

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/12/2014

Earlier this year, the IRS published updated guidance on the application of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor to qualified retirement plans. In Windsor, the Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act’s...more

The Supreme Court’s 'Non-Decision' On Same-Sex Marriage: The Impact On Employee Benefits After 'Windsor'

JD Supra Perspectives on 10/7/2014

This is a rally call for employers to evaluate employee benefit plan documents for compliance....more

What Employer Shared Responsibility Does Not Say

Winstead PC on 9/18/2014

So much energy has been spent on what the final regulations on the employer shared responsibility tax and the related final reporting regulations (the “ESRR”), that some of the most significant considerations have been missed...more

What's New Under the Defense of Marriage Act?

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 6/16/2014

A major reason that employee benefits, such as employer- provided healthcare and retirement plans, exist is that they provide a tax-advantaged way for an employer to provide additional compensation to an employee, her spouse,...more

New IRS Guidance Regarding Same-Sex Spouses: Employer Action Needed

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 5/8/2014

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the landmark case, United States v. Windsor, found the provisions of that portion of the “Defense of Marriage Act” (“DOMA”) which provided that only opposite-sex individuals could...more

Is It Time To Review, Retest, Or Amend Your Employee Benefit Plans? IRS Provides Same Sex Marriage Guidance For Retirement Plan...

Carlton Fields on 4/15/2014

On June 26, 2013, when the Supreme Court determined that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional, the tax and benefit plan implications were unclear. Later, in Revenue Ruling 2013-17, the...more

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