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Sponsors of both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) retirement plans will need to review plan documents to ensure the definition of “spouse” conforms to current federal law. The recent ...

Living in New York City in 2008, attorney Larry Martinez wanted his long-term partner to receive his health insurance benefits. At the time, before same-sex marriage was legalized in New York, the ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

The Dallas City Council amended the definition of “spouse” at its Feb. 18 meeting for the purpose of bringing the Employee Retirement Fund into compliance with IRS regulations that went into effect on ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Q I own a business with over 100 employees and, by law, offer FMLA leave to my employees. I understand that there was a recent change to the FMLA. Does this change affect me as an employer in ...

The Windsor decision essentially struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law that defined marriage as only between individuals of the opposite sex. Bob Ellerbrock, a counsel at corporate ...

Workers in legal, same-sex marriages no matter what state they live in will now have the same rights as those in opposite-sex marriages to federal job-protected leave under the Family and Medical ...