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The parent company of my business offers same sex benefits and have for the past 5 years. They released a memo today that says that same sex coupled claiming benefits must be legally married in 6 months or their partners would be dropped (new enrollment period is Jan 1).

 

All hell has broken lose. They are going nuts, saying that companies cannot demand that they get married.  

 

Well, they don't HAVE to, but the spouse will lose benefits.

 

I'm just sitting back laughing...lol!



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This is why I say "be careful what you ask for"...lol

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But isn't it true for traditional couples?

See it isn't equality they want. It's special treatment.

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Why did they give them 6 months? I would have thought 90 days to be more than sufficient.

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I think because of the open enrollment period. Just streamlines it a bit...

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I get confused about your job. I hope you do not mind me asking, but I thought you worked at a place that required employees to sign an agreement live by Christian values ?



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I work for a Christian division of a larger company. We're pretty autonomous...but we still get it informed of all the juicy stuff...:)



-- Edited by Ohfour on Thursday 2nd of July 2015 03:37:05 PM

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And I don't mind you asking one bit! 😄

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Sounds fair. My employer used to recognize common law marriage but they stopped that. People were pissed about that too.

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I have a question. DS is now covered by his DGF's policy due to being in a long term partnership (they have a son together). Would they be forced to get married under the new rules IF they worked for your company?

This whole gay rights thing has "begotten" all kinds of new "colors", IMHO.  wink

I think MOST of the new problems were not foreseen by the court either.



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Ohfour wrote:

The parent company of my business offers same sex benefits and have for the past 5 years. They released a memo today that says that same sex coupled claiming benefits must be legally married in 6 months or their partners would be dropped (new enrollment period is Jan 1).

 

All hell has broken lose. They are going nuts, saying that companies cannot demand that they get married.  

 

Well, they don't HAVE to, but the spouse will lose benefits.

 

I'm just sitting back laughing...lol!

 Many companies did this years ago when Mass ruled on same sex marriage.  Drove people nuts, ironic.



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just Czech wrote:

I have a question. DS is now covered by his DGF's policy due to being in a long term partnership (they have a son together). Would they be forced to get married under the new rules IF they worked for your company?

This whole gay rights thing has "begotten" all kinds of new "colors", IMHO.  wink

I think MOST of the new problems were not foreseen by the court either.

 The argument for covering domestic partners were because they could not legally marry and thus, receive those benefits.  Now that marriage is an option, that argument carries no weight.



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Looks like you will be planning a wedding in the near future, Czechie!!! Let me know if you need any help! I'm an effin AMAZING wedding planner!!! Not kidding. Have you seen DDs Picts? I spent less than $2500, dress, flowers, food and all!!!

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Too funny!

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The argument for covering domestic partners were because they could not legally marry and thus, receive those benefits. Now that marriage is an option, that argument carries no weight.
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I agree. I'm on the side of Ohfour's company. They extended the insurance because cay couples couldn't get married. Now that they can, they are no different from straight couples that aren't married. Now it's their choice to not be married and forgo all the marriage benefits, or to be married and receive the benefits of marriage.

I do think that anyone that was legally joined in a civil union since marriage was not an option, that their legal civil union should automatically convert to legal marriage, but that's probably an issue for another time.

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just Czech wrote:

I have a question. DS is now covered by his DGF's policy due to being in a long term partnership (they have a son together). Would they be forced to get married under the new rules IF they worked for your company?

This whole gay rights thing has "begotten" all kinds of new "colors", IMHO.  wink

I think MOST of the new problems were not foreseen by the court either.

 Welcome to the world of everyone is "equal".



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