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Introduction

The majority of the largest employers (5,000+ employees) now provide benefits to same-sex partners and spouses of employees, after the first Fortune 500 company did so in 1990. As of Sept. 2009, 22 of the Fortune 100 companies have removed discriminatory language from their health insurance plans to allow coverage for transgender-related medical treatment.

• Domestic Partner Benefits
  • Taxation of Domestic Partner Benefits
• Benefits for Transgender Employees and Dependents

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Taxation of Domestic Partner Benefits

Whereas different-sex married couples obtain benefits pre-tax, same-sex couples are taxed on the benefits offered by their employer.

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: COBRA-Equivalent Benefit for LGBT Workers

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 provides workers and their families with a safety net when facing life-altering circumstances such as the loss of a job or the death of a sole provider. Although COBRA does not mandate employers provide these benefits to employees with same-sex partners or spouses, employers may nonetheless do so.