Tax Equity for Domestic Partner Benefits
May 27, 2009
If you've worked for one of the thousands of U.S. employers that provide partner health benefits, you probably know that these benefits are often considered taxable income to the employee. Further, partners typically can't utilize Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts on a tax-favored basis like a different-sex spouse can.
Continue Reading ►ExxonMobil Shareholders to Vote on Non-Discrimination Tomorrow Morning
May 26, 2009
Tomorrow morning, billions of shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) stock will be counted on items ranging from board membership to greenhouse gases. The company's directors oppose virtually all of these resolutions, but it is required to submit them to shareholders nonetheless.
Continue Reading ►Prop 8 Decision Analysis
May 26, 2009
Today, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, which defines marriage in the California constitution to exclude same-sex couples. It also ruled that the thousands of same-sex couples who married before Prop 8 passed are still legally married in California.
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