Marriage Ruling Streamlines Benefit Administration - McDermott Will & Emery

Marriage Ruling Streamlines Benefit Administration

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Todd Solomon predicted that, with no legal barriers to same-sex marriage, many employers may eliminate their benefits for unmarried partners due to tax complexities. In that event, he continued, a key consideration is timing: “Many employers will likely offer a grace period, of several months or one year, during which an employee can get married before having their partner dropped from the employer’s benefits.” Read the full article