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Catholic Charities cuts off benefits for employees’ spouses

logointern1 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:00:07 +0000

Catholic Charities, a Washington, D.C.-based social services agency, appears to be continuing its tantrum over the impending start of same-sex marriages in the district.

On Monday, the agency(...)

Colorado partner benefits bill heads to governor

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:11:09 +0000

(Denver, Colorado) Legislation to provide health insurance and other benefits to the same-sex partners of Colorado state workers is on its way to the desk of Gov. Bill Ritter who is expected to(...)

Is Uncle Sam over-charging gay couples?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:28:06 +0000

Early last year, Chicagoan Victoria Stagg Elliott was relieved to put her spouse, Karen Shoffner, on her employer’s health coverage. But there was a catch.

Stagg Elliott found out she would(...)

Tampa Area city council vetoes gay partner benefits

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:21:29 +0000

(Tampa, Florida) A proposal that could have led to health benefits for the domestic partners of Hillsborough County employees has been flatly rejected.

Openly gay commissioner Kevin Beckner(...)

Orlando grants gay partner benefits to city workers

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:54:55 +0000

(Orlando, Florida) The city of Orlando is granting health benefits to the same-sex partners of municipal workers.

The measure, proposed by Mayor Buddy Dyer, was unanimously accepted by city(...)

Deadline looms for Canadian same-sex partners to collect survivor benefits

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:19:29 +0000

(Vancouver, British Columbia) Today marks the final day same-sex partners can claim retroactive payments of Canada Pension Plan survivor benefits.

In March of last year, the Supreme Court of(...)

Blue Cross Agrees To Cover Gay Couples

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:00:55 +0000

(Buffalo, New York) Blue Cross & Blue Shield settled a lawsuit Monday by a married lesbian couple that the insurer previously refused to cover. Jeanne Kornowicz and Joy Higgins were married in Ontario in 2006. Kornowicz, a school psychologist for the Cheektowaga Central School district, applied to the school board to provide health coverage for [...]