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So… are they married or not? - Gavel to Gavel

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Oklahoma remains one of about only a dozen states that recognize common law marriages. Despite the Legislature’s sporadic attempts to effectively abolish such marriages, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has recently determined in...more

Littler

Same-Sex Marriages and Employee Leave Entitlement After Windsor

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In Windsor v. United States, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), the Supreme Court ruled that the section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that required federal laws to ignore same-sex marriages that are legally entered into...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Supreme Court's DOMA Decision Affects Employers' Obligations under the FMLA

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On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law that defined "marriage" as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and "spouse" as a person of the opposite sex who is a...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

When is a House Not a Home?

A woman takes a day off work to drive her significant other to a doctor’s appointment after he complains of having heart issues. ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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

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

Winstead PC

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

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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

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Okay For Health Plan To Cover Same Sex But Not Opposite Sex Domestic Partners

I have always been interested in the intersection of employment law and benefits law....more

Fisher Phillips

Colorado Family Care Act To Go Into Effect

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On May 3, 2013, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law the new Family Care Act (FCA). The law attempts to broaden the qualifying reasons for employee leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). ...more

Franczek P.C.

FMLA Leave For Same-Sex Couples To Be Clarified by Supreme Court's DOMA Decision?

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This past Friday, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would consider whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unlawfully denies benefits to gay and lesbian couples who are married in states that allow such...more

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