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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

A First Look at the Workplace Implications of Same-Sex Marriage Equality

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/26/2015

We asked attorneys writing on JD Supra to share with us their initial thoughts on the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell decision in favor of same-sex marriage equaliy, especially with the regard to the...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

Monthly Benefits Update - December 2013

Franczek P.C. on 1/7/2014

The following are the most significant employee benefits-related legal developments that occurred in December of 2013. At the beginning of 2013, after considering feedback from our clients and contacts who work in the...more

Immigration Alert: October 2013

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/30/2013

I. USCIS Instructs on Immigration Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses - On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") was unconstitutional....more

Employment Law -- Sep 12, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/12/2013

Federal Agencies Respond to Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling - In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), federal agencies are starting to respond with new...more

Legal Alert: Fall of the DOMA-n Empire: Practical Employee Benefits Implications

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/2/2013

On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Windsor, striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional and holding that same-sex marriages recognized under state law...more

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

Landmark US Supreme Court Decision May Extend US Tax Benefits to UK Civil Partners

Butler Snow LLP on 6/29/2013

On Wednesday, 26 June 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which limits the definition of “marriage” to “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife” and...more

DOMA is Doomed as Windsor Expands Federal Employment Benefits and Protections to Married Same-Sex Couples

Cole Schotz on 6/28/2013

In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) in its landmark decision, United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. __ (2013). ...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

US Supreme Court Weighs-In on Same-Sex Marriage

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/28/2013

For Canadians, yesterday’s landmark same-sex decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court probably seems ho-hum. In Ontario, it’s been over 10 years since the Court of Appeal held that the legal definition marriage cannot exclude...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/27/2013

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The decision in United States v. Windsor means that same-sex couples who are married under state law...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in Estate Tax Case

BakerHostetler on 6/27/2013

The Supreme Court has held that the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional. DOMA defined “marriage” and “spouse” to the exclusion of same-sex partners for purposes of federal law....more

Unconstitutionality of Defense Of Marriage Act Has Broad Reaching Implications For Tax and Wealth Planning And Tax Compliance Of...

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 6/27/2013

This morning, the Supreme Court issued two historic rulings on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. The first ruling, in a 5-4 decision, struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the federal Defense of...more

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

A First Look at the Workplace Implications of Same-Sex Marriage Equality

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

Monthly Benefits Update - December 2013

Immigration Alert: October 2013

Employment Law -- Sep 12, 2013

Legal Alert: Fall of the DOMA-n Empire: Practical Employee Benefits Implications

Employee Benefits Challenges After the Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling

Landmark US Supreme Court Decision May Extend US Tax Benefits to UK Civil Partners

DOMA is Doomed as Windsor Expands Federal Employment Benefits and Protections to Married Same-Sex Couples

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

Supreme Court Decides the Fate of Same-Sex Marriages

US Supreme Court Weighs-In on Same-Sex Marriage

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional

U.S. Supreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in Estate Tax Case

Unconstitutionality of Defense Of Marriage Act Has Broad Reaching Implications For Tax and Wealth Planning And Tax Compliance Of...

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

DOMA Ruling Opens Up Estate Planning Options for Same-Sex Married Couples

What the DOMA Decision Means for Your Workplace

DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional on Equal Protection Grounds

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

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Strikes Portion Of DOMA

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

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

Defense of Marriage Act: What the U.S. Supreme Court’s Windsor Decision May Mean for Employer-Sponsored Benefit Plans

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