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Hawaii’s Congressional delegation united today in support of marriage equality in the Aloha State.

For married same-sex couples in marriage equality states, there is now clear government guidance that workers can take family leave to care for a spouse.

Today the Department of Defense (DOD) announced it will fully comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by treating all marriages by service members equally.

Under current law, the Social Security Administration determines eligibility based on whether the courts in the state where a couple resides would find them to be legally married. However, this must only be the first step towards ensuring equal access to this critical set of benefits.

Today, the Social Security Administration announced that it would begin processing retirement spouse claims for same-sex couples living in marriage equality states.