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Equal Benefits Bill Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Partners Employed By NYC Contractors

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
May 28, 2004

Last month, the New York City Council passed a bill by a margin of 43 to 5 that would require contractors doing business with the city to offer same-sex partner benefits to their employees if their contracts with the city are valued at more than $100,000. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said he planned to veto the bill because it would make city procurements more difficult in the name of promoting locally supported social policy in far-flung locations. The Equal Benefits Bill can likely garner enough support for a veto override.

Last month, the New York City Council passed a bill by a margin of 43 to 5 that would require contractors doing business with the city to offer same-sex partner benefits to their employees if their contracts with the city are valued at more than $100,000. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said he planned to veto the bill because it would make city procurements more difficult in the name of promoting locally supported social policy in far-flung locations. The Equal Benefits Bill can likely garner enough support for a veto override.

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