Tag: DOMA

Court Ruling in Defense of Marriage Act Case Leaves Uncertainty for Employers

By HR Hero Alerts Jun 1, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 1, 2012

By Kathy Carlson A federal appeals court in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional because it prevents same-sex married couples from receiving benefits available to heterosexual married couples. The U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled that in enacting DOMA, the federal government was intruding into domestic […]

Obama’s Same-sex Marriage Statement Doesn’t Change Employer Plans’ Status Quo

By John Iekel May 10, 2012 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: May 10, 2012

Employers likely will need to continue to pay close attention to how their individual states’ approach to same-sex marriage will affect their employee benefit plans, regardless of President Obama’s newly articulated support for it. The president on May 9 said that he supports same-sex marriage, but also that the states should be able to decide […]

Prop 8 Upheld by California Supreme Court

By jessica May 28, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court upheld the November amendment to the state constitution—Prop 8—that prohibits same-sex marriage. The court did, however, rule that the 18,000+ same-sex marriages already performed in California will remain legally valid.