All posts tagged "benefits"
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Extension of same-sex military benefits off to rough start
The Pentagon’s extension of benefits to same-sex military families continues to face setbacks and roadblocks one month after the updated policy was implemented, now with...
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Little federal response to states blocking same-sex military benefits
Oklahoma became the latest state to stand in defiance of a Pentagon order by halting the processing of requests for benefits from members of the...
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Obama administration to extend full veterans’ benefits to same-sex military families
At the direction of the president, the Obama administration will no longer enforce portions of United States Code that deny veterans’ benefits to same-sex military...
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Charlie Morgan Act pushes forward as VA continues denial of benefits
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will push forward with a bill that would expand federal benefits to same-sex military families after indications from the Department of Veterans...
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Pentagon extends benefits, including marriage leave, to same-sex military families
Same-sex families will receive equal treatment by the military in less than one month’s time, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. In a memo dated Aug. 13...
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Bill aims to bring Social Security benefits to civil unions
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez is seeking to extend Social Security benefits to same-sex couples whose relationships are lawfully recognized with legislation announced today. The Social Security...
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Senate committee advances Charlie Morgan Act
A Senate committee today approved legislation that would expand federal benefits for same-sex military families. According to a news release, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs...
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House Republicans abandon marriage court fight
Lawyers for House Republicans declared in a court filing today an end to their fight over federal statutes similar to Section 3 of the Defense...
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Federal employee benefits extended to same-sex couples
Follow @JustinCSnow The Office of Personnel Management announced in a Friday memo to the heads of executive departments and agencies the extension of various federal...
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Federal judge blocks Michigan ban on partner benefits, cites Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling
Follow @JustinCSnow A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Michigan ban on domestic partner benefits for public employees, applying for the first time the...
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Federal government moves to implement DOMA ruling
Hours after the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional, the federal government is moving rapidly to implement...
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Charlie Morgan Act seeks full benefits for same-sex military families
Coming on the heels of the Pentagon’s decision earlier this week to extend certain benefits to same-sex military families, members of the House and Senate...
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Pentagon announces extension of certain benefits to same-sex military families
Same-sex military families will begin to receive a number of benefits previously denied to them as early as this summer, the Department of Defense announced...
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Report: Pentagon to extend benefits to same-sex military families
The Pentagon will announce later this week its decision to grant the spouses of gay servicemembers “certain benefits” still denied to them more than a...
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Senators urge Panetta to extend benefits to same-sex military families
Two senators joined the call for outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to immediately extend benefits to same-sex military families. In a letter sent today, Sens. Kirsten...
