Celesq® Programs

Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couples - Recent Federal and State Developments and What's Coming Next

Expired
Program Number
2150
Program Date
2011-08-16
CLE Credits
2

Todd Solomon, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, and a frequent speaker and writer on employee benefits issues resulting from domestic partnerships and same-sex marriages, discusses the latest legal developments impacting employee benefits for same-sex couples. Topics include: • a survey of the current state of the law relating to the recognition of same-sex marriage (domestic partnerships, reciprocal beneficiaries, civil unions, same-sex marriage) • the latest on California Proposition 8 • the status of legal challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and the proposed legislative repeal of DOMA • the new Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index and the impact on benefit plans • the status of legal proposals relating to domestic partner benefits taxation and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

Available in States

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado Eligible
  • Georgia
  • Missouri
  • New Jersey Eligible
  • New York
  • Texas Self Study

Program Categories

  • Constitutional Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Domestic Relations
  • Employment & Labor Law
  • Federal Courts
  • In-House Counsel
  • Regulatory and Administrative Law
  • State Specific Programs
  • Taxation Law

PROGRAM CREDITS

  • Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
  • 1.0 General CLE credit : 1 Credit