All posts tagged "spousal benefits"
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Chuck Schumer Signals Vote Forthcoming on Respect for Marriage Act
The U.S. Senate’s top-ranking Democrat has filed for cloture on a bill that would require the federal government to recognize legal marriages, including those involving...
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Texas Jury Rules Gay Couple Had A “Common Law” Marriage
A Texas jury has decided that a San Antonio gay couple together since 1996 were part of a common law marriage.
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Lambda Legal seeks class action status in LGBTQ Social Security survivor benefits lawsuit
If granted, class action status would allow all LGBTQ widows denied survivor benefits to avoid filing separate but identical lawsuits
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Second LGBTQ widower sues Social Security Administration over denial of survivor benefits
Michael Ely missed the 9-month eligibility requirement because of Arizona's ban same-sex marriage
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Lesbian sues Social Security Administration over denial of survivor’s benefits
Lawsuit argues that same-sex partners who were unable to marry should be treated like straight spouses in common law marriages
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Supreme Court allows discrimination against same-sex couples in Houston to continue
Refusal to hear case means LGBTQ city employees can continued to be denied health care and life insurance benefits
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Lesbian couple files federal lawsuit after employer denies health care coverage
A lesbian couple from California has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against one of the women’s former employer and its health insurer for refusing to...
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3 same-sex couples sue Houston for trying to yank marital benefits
Three city employees and their same-sex spouses are suing the city of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner to preserve health care and other same-sex marital...
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Texas Supreme Court revives case challenging same-sex spousal benefits
On Friday, in a unanimous decision, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling that strikes at the fundamental argument underlying the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision...
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Federal court: Florida must list surviving same-sex spouses on death certificates
Same-sex spouses will no longer need a court order or to spend money out of pocket to amend partners' death certificates
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Texas judge declares same-sex couples can be denied benefits
Justice John Devine argues that while marriage is a fundamental right, employment benefits are not
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Veterans’ Affairs committee rejects LGBT amendments
Titus amendment would have eliminated statutory language defining a "spouse" as "of the opposite sex"
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Russia: We don’t want marital benefits for gay U.N. employees
One has to wonder if Russia even cares about its reputation on the world stage any more. Recent practices suggest that Putin and co. are working...
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Pelosi, Hoyer: GOP Move Against “Decorated Veteran … Clearly Exceeds” Authority on DOMA Fight
The ongoing dispute between the House Republican and Democratic leadership over the defense of federal laws banning recognition of same-sex married couples reached a new...
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Baltimore County Grants Spousal Benefits
Baltimore County's Health Care Review Committee on Dec. 15 approved the county executive's recommendation to extend benefits to legally married county employees in same-sex relationships,...
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