Will Same Sex Marriage Ruling Cost Cohabiting Couples Employer Health Benefits? - McDermott Will & Emery

Will Same Sex Marriage Ruling Cost Cohabiting Couples Employer Health Benefits?

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Todd Solomon said that employers providing health benefit coverage only to same-sex unmarried partners might deem it most fair to require those employees to marry in order to retain their benefits, but added it might not be desirable to “force” an employee to take the public step of marriage. However, he continued, such coverage is meant for real relationships, not post-college roommates. Read the full article