Tag: spousal benefits

Texas Supreme Court balks at extending spousal benefits to same-sex couples

By Texas Employment Law Letter Jul 1, 2017 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 1, 2017

by Jacob Monty Monty & Ramirez, LLP The Texas Supreme Court ruled this week that the City of Houston’s extension of its employee benefits to married same-sex couples goes further than is required by the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which declared same-sex marriage equal in all 50 states. The […]

New rule simplifies FMLA administration

By Delaware Employment Law Letter Mar 25, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Lauren E.M. Russell The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor created a lot of uncertainty in federal employment benefits. Because the federal government’s definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman was deemed unconstitutional, the decision left unanswered the question of when same-sex spouses were eligible […]