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Section 3 of DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional

For those employees for whom the employee's state of residence recognizes the same-sex marriage, the benefit plans must recognize the employee's same-sex marriage in the same manner as an opposite-sex marriage.

10 minute read August 27, 2013 at 12:55 AM
By
Ren'e W. O’rourke
Section 3 of DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional

BREAKING NEWS: After we went to press with this issue, the Treasury Department and IRS announced that legally married same-sex couples will be treated as married couples for federal tax purposes.

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