Same-Sex Marriage, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Protection

Supremes Tell States Gay Marriage is Legal

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 7/22/2015

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws the prohibit gay marriage in Obergfell v. Hodges, No. 14-556 (June 26, 2015), First, the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage...more

Employment Law - July 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/13/2015

The Impact of National Same-Sex Marriage for Employers - Why it matters: How will employers feel the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges? The landmark ruling that the Fourteenth...more

What Will Employers Likely See (or Not See) in the Wake of the Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decision?

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/3/2015

Now that the hubbub surrounding the Supreme Court’s June 26 decision in the consolidated case of Obergefell v. Hodges has begun to level off, employers are wondering how the decision will impact their workplaces. (In case...more

What Does SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Decision Mean For Employers?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/1/2015

Seriously, I don’t think Friday’s Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges will be that big a deal for most employers. The Supreme Court already decided in 2013 that the federal definition of “spouse” included same-sex...more

Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will Impact Employers

Miller Canfield on 6/30/2015

On Friday, June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, a landmark decision in which it held all state laws banning same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. The effect of this decision is...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 Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: Key Employment Law Take-Aways

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/29/2015

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States answered the two questions it posed in the consolidated same-sex case, Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556 (June 26, 2015). The consolidated case arose from challenges to...more

In Florida, Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage Will Impact Employers

Carlton Fields on 1/16/2015

On January 6, Florida became the 36th state to recognize same-sex marriage. This development came as the result of several recent state and federal court decisions finding Florida's ban on same-sex marriage an...more

Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act: What are the changes for employers?

Bracewell LLP on 10/15/2013

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that Section 3 the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the federal government from recognizing state-granted same-sex marriages, was unconstitutional because...more

Special Alert for Employers and Other Benefit Plan Sponsors: How Will the Supreme Court's DOMA Decision Impact Your Employee...

Proskauer Rose LLP on 7/9/2013

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that will affect virtually all employers across the country. In United States v. Windsor, the Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Section 3 of the federal Defense of...more

Pennsylvania Employers Left Wondering How They Are Affected By The Supreme Court's Decision On DOMA

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/4/2013

Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defined “marriage” for purposes of over 1,100 federal laws as a legal union between...more

Did You Know… The Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Opening Federal Benefits To Same-Sex Couples Requires Employers To Update Employee...

Nossaman LLP on 7/4/2013

The Supreme Court’s ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act’s definition of marriage as a legal union only between one man and one woman is unconstitutional requires employers to treat same-sex couples who are legally married...more

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Same-Sex Marriages Impact Employee Benefits

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/3/2013

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) issued two decisions, finding that federal and California laws on same-sex marriages are unconstitutional. These decisions will have far-reaching and wide-ranging...more

The Impact of the Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision on Your Employee Benefit Plans

Saul Ewing LLP on 7/2/2013

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act (known as DOMA) is unconstitutional. What does this mean for your company’s employee benefit plans?...more

UPDATE - Same-Sex Marriage Cases: Immediate Impact on Benefit Plans

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/1/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Windsor v. United States holding that same-sex marriages valid under state law are now recognized at the federal level, thereby transforming the treatment of...more

Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling: Employee Benefit Plan, Tax, and Employment Considerations

Morgan Lewis on 7/1/2013

Court's holding makes federal benefits and tax advantages available to same-sex couples but raises further questions. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in United States v. Windsor,...more

How Does The Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision Impact Employers?

Franczek P.C. on 6/28/2013

The U. S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had established a federal definition of marriage as a legal union only between one man and one woman....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

Supreme Court Decides the Fate of Same-Sex Marriages

Littler on 6/28/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decisions in two same-sex marriage cases. In Hollingsworth v. Perry, No. 12-144, the Court ruled that the proponents of a popular voter initiative that reversed...more

A Summary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decisions This Week Which Will Affect Employers

Miller & Martin PLLC on 6/27/2013

Windsor v. United States - Issue: Can the federal government define marriage? Holding: No. Loser: The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which was passed in 1996 and signed by President Clinton, was...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

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Strikes Portion Of DOMA

FordHarrison on 6/27/2013

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued a pair of opinions favorable to the gay rights movement, ruling that married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits and, by declining to decide a case from...more

Employment Law Blog: What does the DOMA ruling mean for employers?

Dentons on 6/27/2013

Today the United States Supreme Court ruled, in United States v. Windsor, that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that prohibited the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples who are legally married in...more

Some Changes for Employers in Connecticut After Supreme Court’s Ruling…And What Doesn’t

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 6/27/2013

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act. The SCOTUSBlog has done an admirable job with the recaps and if you want more information about that decision, you should really...more

Supreme Court Decisions on Same Sex Marriage To Impact Business Entities, Employers and Individuals

Genova Burns LLC on 6/26/2013

Today’s Supreme Court decisions will have a major impact upon business entities, employers and individuals in New York, New Jersey, and several other states including California, due to the change of the definitions of...more

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